Clog advice column: maximizing dorm space
My dorm room is literally the size of a hamster cage. What gives? I have nowhere to put my things! Can you give me advice on how to transform my miniature jail cell into a Taj Mahal?
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Speedy Ortiz talks the Simpsons and playing in space at Pitchfork Festival 2014
Within the span of a couple of years, Speedy Ortiz progressed from playing shows at frat house basements on the East Coast to touring with Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus. Although the rock quartet from Massachusetts, made up of Sadie Dupuis, Darl Ferm, Mike Falcone and Devin McKnight, isn’t officially touring anymore,
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Space: The only frontier
Two Steps Forward
I’ve loved science fiction since I learned the phrase. I tore through the Space Odyssey books in middle school, binged on Vonnegut for months on end and fell deeply in love with Neal Stephenson’s “Anathem.” Of course, I was enthralled by the alien landscapes and fancy weaponry, but what captured
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The Book Nook: prepare yourself for ‘Ender’s Game’
The book: “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card Suggested for: Anyone who likes intelligent science fiction and plans on seeing the movie this fall. Clog rating: While Berkeley is full of intelligent people, some of whom may have even skipped a grade or two, there is nothing quite like the
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UPDATED: Professor Filippenko is doing a Reddit ‘Ask me Anything’ for Pi Day!
If you’ve always wanted to ask our world famous astronomer and astrophysicist professor Alex Filippenko a question, now is your chance! Professor Filippenko is currently doing an AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit in honor of National Pi Day. The AMA started at 8:30 this morning. Professor Filippenko opened his
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Life on earth started by … comets?
Here at Cal, we like to tackle the big questions. After all, we are one of the world’s premier research universities. Continuing with this tradition, UC Berkeley scientists are now attempting to answer one of the biggest questions in existence: how did life on earth begin? Told you it was
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Space shuttle Endeavour takes flight over Berkeley
The space shuttle Endeavour took off for one last trip in California as it flew over the skies of Berkeley Friday morning in anticipation of its permanent installation at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
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