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International Women's Day 2021

Monday, March 8, 2021

Girl gamers rise up: Combatting sexism in the gaming community

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Ethan Lejano/Staff

It didn’t matter who I was playing with. For some reason, male gamers found it so funny to repeat the same stupid sexist comments.
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Film & Television, Sundance Film Festival

Friday, February 5, 2021
Photo of Glitch in the Matrix at Sundance

Mind-blowing, boggling, bending: ‘A Glitch in the Matrix’ is Sundance’s red pill

“A Glitch in the Matrix” is a fun, mind-blowing watch that allows one’s mind to wander into the inconceivable. So, what if we are living in a simulation?
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Student Life

Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Blackwell

UC Berkeley students move in with social distancing protocols, attend virtual Golden Bear Orientation

New UC Berkeley students moving into on-campus housing this fall faced more than just the average move-in day jitters, with social distancing precautions and virtual Golden Bear Orientation, or GBO, amid COVID-19 concerns.
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College Life

Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Gaming Setup for Minecraft.

Why video games are a good way to experience outside

If you miss going outside to the beach or backpacking with friends, you may find that video games can help scratch that itch.
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Student Life

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
UC Berkeley Graduation Spring 2020

UC Berkeley in-person summer 2020 commencement will not happen, Chancellor Carol Christ says

The in-person commencement date for the now-graduated class of 2020 has been postponed even further, as UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ said in an email that a summer ceremony is unlikely to happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Student Life

Monday, May 18, 2020
Minecraft Berkeley Commencement

Blockeley University hosts virtual commencement for UC Berkeley class of 2020

Donning virtual caps and gowns, UC Berkeley students logged in to their computers Saturday to celebrate an unconventional graduation ceremony in the Minecraft server popularly known as “Blockeley University.”
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Student Life

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

‘This is our home’: UC Berkeley students, alumni recreate campus on Minecraft

Flying Kiwibots, a llama therapy booth on Lower Sproul and a display of the 2017 Milo Yiannopoulos protests are just some of the fixtures depicted in a virtual UC Berkeley campus students and alumni have been building in a Minecraft server popularly known as “Blockeley University.”
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College Life

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

You can have your cake and eat it too: 5 tips for celebrating birthdays in quarantine

Adapting to our new normal can be challenging, so here are some tips to help you figure out how to make your loved ones feel special on their birthdays while in quarantine.
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Columns

Friday, March 27, 2020

Gaming through the apocalypse

In a world that seems to constantly spiral out of control, video games are one of the greatest artistic tools I have for expressing agency in my own life.
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College Life

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

A guide to building the Campanile in Minecraft

The Campanile is an integral part of the UC Berkeley aesthetic. So, I decided to combine Minecraft and the Campanile to create a model of the Campanile in Minecraft.
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