Girl gamers rise up: Combatting sexism in the gaming community
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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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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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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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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