99 problems: the fall of Aldon Smith
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When I heard about Aldon Smith’s arrest a couple weeks ago — his third in two months — the first thing I thought of was this quote from the 1993 film “A Bronx Tale.”
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What to do if you’re staying in the Bay Area for Thanksgiving
If you just aren’t emotionally prepared to brave a few days with your extended family, there are still ways to make your Berkeley Thanksgiving an iconic one.
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The burden of representation
At the hub of modern college activism, Cal student-athletes are afraid to speak out. Why?
629 days before Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the national anthem on a late summer night last year, Mikayla Cowling pulled out her phone and opened up Twitter.
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Reasonable doubt
Run It Back
Colin Kaepernick has all the reason in the world to believe that the NFL’s 32 owners colluded to keep him out of uniform for the 2017-18 season and beyond. As a dynamic quarterback with postseason experience coming off a respectable season, Kaepernick objectively has been, at the minimum, a slightly
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Farewell column: Nostalgia, ultra
I’ve been dreading this column for about two and a half years. With only 16 days left in my time as an undergraduate, it is my unfortunate turn to continue the tradition of the “former sports editor’s gratuitously long, convoluted farewell column.” Combing through sentimentality has never been my strong
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New security policy to allow only clear bags into Memorial Stadium
In response to terrorist attacks around the world, Memorial Stadium will only allow fans to bring clear bags into the venue during football games, starting with the this season’s first home game on Sept. 17.
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These are my confessions
When I was in third grade, a group of boys in my class were discussing football. “Patriots” was thrown around a lot, especially because they had won the Super Bowl the season prior and were about to win another. I also heard “Colts” — almost always coupled with “Peyton Manning”
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A Heart Like Hers: Jenelle Jordan will always be there for you
It was Cal volleyball’s 2014 Pac-12 season opener against Stanford. After getting blown out in the first set, the Bears found themselves one point away from stealing the second, 24-23. Cal hit a high-arcing serve to start the possession that resulted in a kill. An error and another Stanford kill
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UC Berkeley junior Apoorve Agarwal dies at 20
Apoorve Agarwal, a 20-year-old UC Berkeley junior, was found dead outside of his Berkeley residence Dec. 20.
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Cal decides to keep 2014 Big Game in Berkeley
On Thursday, Cal Athletics Director Sandy Barbour released a statement that the Cal football team will not play its 2014 game against Stanford at the San Francisco 49ers’ brand-new stadium after fans and alumni reacted negatively to the possible move.
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