bq. But Berkeley is freighted with the baggage of stereotypes — that it is boring socially, full of science nerds, a hard place to make friends.
One post this week captivated the community, despite the excitement of new classes. One user’s open letter was based on a simple thesis: “Anyway. I fucking don’t have any friends.”
Highlights of the overwhelming support:
* i have no friends either. oh well
* you are missing out. seriously.
* Not to be harsh or anything, but it just sounds like you want attention.
* Get a grip! And then go join some random group tabling out on Sproul right now that isn’t a cult.
* making friends at cal has proved taxing, and keeping them has proved worse.
* Last-ditch suggestion: become an alcoholic. They seem to have very healthy social lives.
* Berkeley classes will kick your ass and group-ass-kicking leads to bonding.
* Also, stop playing WoW. That’s definitely a friend-killer.
Posted by Robert Bergin on Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:35 pm
For months, students have offered hypothesis after hypothesis to explain the Barrows squiggles. But now, the powers that be have up and killed all the mystery surrounding the building’s “cosmetic defects”. Just like when you found out Blair Witch wasn’t for real. Fucking deflating, man.
The top one explanation we heard for those sqiggly-digglies…
1. Limp cocks drawn by nefarious students. Given the Squelch!’s latest cover, we’re thinking they would’ve been lead suspects had this been the case. Seriously, what’s with those guys?
Had your own idea about the Barrows squiggles? Tell us about it at
“clog@dailycal.org”:mailto:clog@dailycal.org.
Posted by Gerald Nicdao on Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:35 pm
There is no team that is statistically worse in the Pac-10 than O! S! U!
Trust us when we say “mulling over the Beavers stats”:http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2006-2007/confldrs.html is almost as boring as watching the really bad contestants get on American Idol. (Watching Oregon State play is just a tad better than watching Simon blast another horrible contestant).
There’s no way that the “Bears should falter tonight”:http://dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=22656 in Corvallis. Just no way. If they do, it’ll just be the beginning of a very, very, very long losing streak. (at Oregon, UCLA, USC, Stanfurd, at Washington, at Wazzu and Oregon at Haas are all up next)
*Hope everyone Tivo’s tonight’s game because it might be the last time Ben Braun’s crew wins for a very long time. Cal wins 75-64.*
Posted by Jonathan Yorde on Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:32 pm
Yesterday Calstuff reported the all-caps, tripple-asterisk newsflash that house of fraternity Pi Kappa Tau had experienced structural collapse.
The shocking disaster was, in fact, due to a sprinkler on the third floor. Water began to amass, and began to flood other portions of the house until inevitably CEILING TILES FELL! The fraternity hopes to be back in its house within a few days.
Thanks to Bryan Thomas and Katlyn Carter of The Daily Californian for the reporting.
Tell us what kind of calamity would have been five-star at “clog@dailycal.org”:mailto:clog@dailycal.org.
Posted by Nate Tabak on Thursday, January 18, 2007 01:48 am
As evidenced by the throngs of students braving out-the-door lines to try yet another place to get a burrito, UC Berkeley students embraced the opening of the Chipotle on Telegraph Avenue in late November. Perhaps not audible over the clamor of lip smacking, but at the same time a death knell began to sound on the other end of Southside to mark the passing of a far more important institution, The Patio.
Born in 2005 at 2525 Dwight Way, The Patio served great beers and delicious food, including the best lamb sandwich ever made. But early on, the city of Berkeley stepped in, stopping the flow of libation and forced it to close at 8:30 p.m. daily.
While The Patio regained its right to open the taps, the early closing time remained, which undoubtedly cut into the bottom line. Finally, despite some assistance from Councilmember Kriss Worthington, The Patio closed for good late last month.
Why the city didn’t do everything in its power to keep The Patio open is beyond us—it was exactly the kind of place Berkeley needs, independent and distinctive.
Posted by sjlee on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 02:54 pm
Timothy Egan’s recent feature in The New York Times
packs more slop into the messy ongoing battle between advocates and opponents of affirmative action in post-secondary education.
The racial roulette for classroom seats is a hot-button issue for California’s public university system in the post-Prop 209 era and, as Egan suggests, particularly so at UC Berkeley.
With the school’s Asian American admission numbers reaching around 46% in the past couple years, Egan’s article focuses
on Berkeley’s consequent administrative and social dynamics issues.
Vital points raised:
Race-neutral admissions policies vs. gaping discrepancies between inner-city and suburban high schools vs.
cultural capital differences as the main reason for increased admission numbers of Asian American students and the
subsequent drop in African American and Latino freshman counts
The sticky plurality vs. majority issue as applied to the Asian American minority on this campus
Lumping a bunch of distinct ethnicities together under the “Asian” umbrella
Discrepancies in standards among admission candidates of various ethnic minorities
Stereotypes and ethnic cliques existing without a lot of protest among the students
We were thus a little surprised to see the linebacker get some game time in the Holiday Bowl, suggesting that not only did Tedford lift the suspension, but also saw fit to let him play. While we’re not casting judgment on Purtz’s alleged actions, which he largely denied, putting him in the game seems very uncharacteristic of Tedford’s no-nonsense, hard-assed reputation.
While it is entirely possible that Cal Athletics’ investigation failed to prove the allegations, the Lusty Lady’s audio-less surveillance camera captured Purtz exhibiting some fairly aggressive behavior (not to mention smoking a cigarette, which we doubt is part of Cal’s training regimen). So at best, Purtz did something that was at least marginally embarrassing to Cal football, for which we don’t see Tedford having any tolerance.
In any event, Purtz returned the favor by making a couple of tackles on special teams. A fair trade? We’ll let you be the judge.
Posted by Jonathan Yorde on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 09:43 pm
It looks like football Coach Jeff Tedford will be sticking around for a while, which suits us just fine. AP reports that he agreed to a four-year extension, making him Cal’s until 2013.
Not only is he the highest paid employee of the UC system, but he also wins bowl games, and we like that.
Posted by Gerald Nicdao on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 12:46 pm
Following a victory over Texas A&M in the Holiday Bowl, the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year, Marshawn “Money” Lynch will “bring his cart-driving, touchdown-making, head-butting, hyphy-loving talent to the NFL”:http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010207aaa.html and actually live up to his nickname.
It wasn’t a surprise for us, even if “he did get snubbed from All-America lists”:http://clog.dailycal.org/index.php?id=115 around the country. But after a great 111 rushing-yard performance and two touchdowns against the Aggies in San Diego, it’s hard for Marshawn not to go pro.
So, we bid adieu to Marshawn. Just don’t forget to flash that grill once you’re in the League. And we’ll cross our fingers for you and hope you don’t get drafted by the Raiders.
Here’s what Steven Dunst of “the Daily Cal”:http://dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=22591 thinks about Lynch’s anouncement.
Our favorite Marshawn moments…
Lynch Ghost-Rides the Whip After Beating Washington
Lynch Ghost-Rides Againt, this time after the Holiday Bowl
We knew Marshawn was amazing even when he was a freshman
Even more amazing…
Finally, it may be against Portland State, but that spin move and that juke…Money
What were your favorite Marshawn moments? Tell us at “clog@dailycal.org”:mailto:clog@dailycal.org
Posted by Gerald Nicdao on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 04:02 am
Trust us. After Cal’s first series where the Bears went three-and-out on the Qualcomm Stadium turf in San Diego, we were worried too.
Worried that the demons of “Holiday Bowl’s past would haunt”:http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/123104aab.html Cal again and that Pac-10 football would once again be embarrassed by another Texas school.
But the Bears showed Texas A&M that it “could mess with Texas”:http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=22584 (and stop the mammoth of a running back Jorvorskie Lane. How a running back can be 274 pounds is besides us. A running back shouldn’t be eating as much or more than the offensive linemen that block for him.)
A 45-10 victory, not too shabby for a team that most thought would be on the other end of a lopsided defeat. ::Cough:: Mark May, ESPN Analyst and resident Cal hater ::Cough::
It was also a great way to finish the season with a resounding roar and jumped the Bears all the way to No. 14 in the final polls.
And gasps! Did Jeff Tedford really go for it on fourth down?! It was a little miracle that led to a Nate Longshore pass to Lavelle Hawkins for a four-yard touchdown.
And yes, after winning Offensive Player of the Game, Marshawn Lynch did what he does best: get into a cart and ghost-ride the whip. This time, he’s joined by teammate and cousin Robert Jordan.
But it was DeSean Jackson who stole the show again, but not by his play on the field, but by “opening his big mouth”:http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/college_football/20061229-9999-1s29hbside.html.
Okay D-Jax, you’ve guaranteed the Bears’ faithful a national title. We’ll all be expecting it next fall.
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There is no team that is statistically worse in the Pac-10 than O! S! U!
Yesterday Calstuff reported the all-caps, tripple-asterisk newsflash that house of fraternity Pi Kappa Tau had experienced structural collapse.
It looks like football Coach Jeff Tedford will be sticking around for a while, which suits us just fine. AP reports that he agreed to a four-year extension, making him Cal’s until 2013.
Following a victory over Texas A&M in the Holiday Bowl, the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year, Marshawn “Money” Lynch will “bring his cart-driving, touchdown-making, head-butting, hyphy-loving talent to the NFL”:http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010207aaa.html and actually live up to his nickname.
Trust us. After Cal’s first series where the Bears went three-and-out on the Qualcomm Stadium turf in San Diego, we were worried too.