A look into the diary of a student during winter break
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We at the Clog have documented the inevitable degeneration all of us experience when it comes to being home for just a bit too long.
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ACLU funds student organizations to bring social justice speakers
The ACLU of Northern California announced eleven winners of the Free Speech for Equal Justice awards, a program which will distribute roughly $17,000 between the UC Berkeley student groups.
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‘Resistance School @ Berkeley’ will connect, engage progressives
I remember sitting with my classmates at the Goldman School of Public Policy in our 8 a.m. economics class the morning after the 2016 presidential election, feeling frustration, fear and hopelessness as we tried to process what happened. As students committed to positive social change, many of us felt lost
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Best places for majors to get reinspired on campus
UC Berkeley’s campus is full of inspiring academic history and landmarks that can inspire even the most dejected student.
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The Friendship behind the First Amendment
Over the past few years, various Christian organizations have sued the United States government over measures that combine sacred and secular practices — such as the provision of contraception in employee insurance plans and the redefinition of marriage to include same-sex couples. The boundary between private religious concerns and government
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Off the beat: Finding something to share
My contract-writing chops would solve many problems in my preadolescent future, but not as many as I had hoped. Unfortunately, not many people were willing to sign my legally binding documents. No one, that is, except my little sister.
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Palestinians deserve an open discussion
Forget Chancellor Birgeneau’s platitudes, we need open debate
As Students For Justice in Palestine activists and a Berkeley attorney working with the SJP and Cal alumni, we feel compelled to respond to the chancellor’s criticism of the recent ASUC vote to divest from companies that profit from Israel’s human rights violations in Palestine. The chancellor’s concern about the
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Graduate school at Cal … not too shabby
After a particularly long week of class that culminates in a rather pointless discussion section at 5 p.m. on a Friday, you might be letting your thoughts stray to other things like the weekend, or maybe spring break. Looking around, you’re fairly sure that everyone is echoing similar statements, except
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