Posted by Diana Newby on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 02:03 pm
To start off our slew of rather unfortunate news, panelists at a symposium in UC Berkeley’s Alumni House talked turkey vis-à-vis California’s future high-speed rail—and their timbre was less than optimistic. [Innovations]
There is, according to one Berkeley economist, a five percent chance that the U.S. will experience a “depression-causing shock.” We’d be interested to see the breakdown in his math. [Seattle Times]
Want to know the alleged (and disturbing) connection between flu shots, mercury and autism? Enlighten yourself at a Nov. 21 symposium at the UC Berkeley Art Museum Theater. Oh, except it’s 60 bucks. So maybe just Google Dr. Andy Wakefield. [PRLog]
The Beavers really slaughtered the Bears in this week’s game against Oregon State, but tailback Jahvid Best almost made it literal with his “serious concussion” he received after landing hard on the back of his head and neck. We wish you the best, Mr. Best. [Daily Cal]
You know what would really help solve this budget crisis: just getting rid of the professors. Don’t get something? Just press the “I don’t understand” button on your chair. [New York Times]
There’s a lot of Shakespeare going on in Berkeley, folks. Check out the BareStage production of “Othello” or The Globe Theatre’s production of “Love’s Labour’s Lost” at Zellerbach. The Clog has seen both and we can vouch that both are excellent. [Cal Performances]
If, for some reason, you have the mid-fall urge to go ice skating, then too bad. Just kidding—you can head over to the Embarcadero rink or the Safeway Rink in Union Square in SF to get your skate on. [7x7]
Posted by Diana Newby on Thursday, October 29, 2009 09:44 pm
It’s Christmas come early at the Clog, boys and girls. Considering how long it’s been (read: over five months) since we last cleaned out our comment closet, we’ve got a veritable Santa’s bag of goodies this time around.
Where O where to begin? Perhaps an appetizer featuring unexpected “your mom” jokes? Or maybe you prefer to whet your taste with a tall glass of ummm-fair-enough?
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To most people, the Tenderloin is anything but a wonderland. But a new month-long public art exhibit, entitled just that, has just opened to showcase the “rich diversities of San Francisco’s Tenderloin district.” So now you can take a nice stroll through the TL and culture yourself with some fine art at the same time. [Site]
The ASUC Senate finally got around to choosing a finance officer last week, junior Alan Ni. Apparently there was some concern that his previous interest in poker would conflict with his duties as finance officer. Still, was there really that much to deliberate about for the past three weeks? [Daily Cal]
Harvard was recently ranked number one on a list for something besides best American universities … that’s right, the most Twitter followers. We can’t say we’re upset we didn’t make the list. [The Paper Trail]
Calling all Bay Area hipsters music lovers: the time for Treasure Island Music Festival has almost arrived. Make sure to check out the “Ferris Wheel Confessions” booth, the live mural wall or the Madu Salon booth for a complimentary hair cut. [Site]
Still figuring out your Halloween plans? Instead of partying at the co-ops or trying to weasel some shame-tainted candy out of your neighbors by reliving your youth, change it up with a Halloween-themed concert. [The SFist]
With the university endowment down 30 percent, cookies are no longer being served at Harvard faculty meetings and students are now being denied a hot breakfast. Well, they may have raised our tuition, but at least they haven’t taken away our breakfast. [The New York Times]
A recent health inspection at Smart Alec’s found a few rat droppings near the cash registers, but don’t worry, they still have an ‘A.’ No biggie. [Daily Cal]
If you’re into music and culturally enriching experiences and all that jazz, check out the San Francisco Jazz Festival now through late November. By “festival” we mean “lineup of jazz musicians playing in S.F. until November.” [SF Gate]
What do Steve Martin, MC Hammer and bluegrass have in common? If you don’t know the answer to that question then you must have stayed at home watching Hulu this weekend. [SF Gate]
Have you ever slept in the common room because you were sexiled or had to resort to an uncomfortable cough to alert your roommates that their upper bunk dry hump session isn’t as subtle as they think? Students at Tufts apparently haven’t. [The Paper Trail]
If you decided bluegrass or the library (yawn) was a better way to spend your weekend than donning your tutu and raving to techno, don’t worry, here are some pictures. It’s almost like being there: minus the music, the people and the fun. Yeah, it’s really nothing like being there. [San Francisco Citizen]
Do you hate needles? Do you hate vaccines? Do you hate SWINE FLU?? Lucky for you there’s now a nasal spray for your snout. [SFist]
Gavin Newsom and his wife just had their first baby girl. Le’ts hope by the time she’s grown up, she’ll be able to get married, no matter what her sexual orientation happens to be. [San Jose Mercury News]
Have you ever wanted to convert a parking space into a public park? Yeah, we neither. But lucky for you, San Franciscans do a lot of things you probably wouldn’t think of doing. [SFist]
Do you hate this obnoxious heat wave we’ve been in for the past few days? Well we hate to be the bearers of bad news, but it’s not going away any time soon. [San Jose Mercury News]
Posted by Diana Newby on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 09:47 pm
Oh, right—excuse this rock we’ve been calling our home. But seriously, on the off-chance you needed us to push the proposed fee hikes to the forefront of your mind, the UC Board of Regents will be discussing said shenanigans tomorrow. Capital Public Radio, in a segment on the subject, interviewed a Berkeley student whose name strikes us as quite familiar … [CPR]
So now that we’ve got you all bummed about money, how about going out and spending it—on chocolate! This weekend marks Ghirardelli Square’s 14th Annual Chocolate Festival, with vendors open from 12 to 5 offering samples (15 for $20). Miam miam! [BARE]
In more solemn news, there will be a a public memorial for Ronald Takaki, former professor of ethnic studies at UC Berkeley, this Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. in the International House’s Chevron Auditorium. Takaki, who passed away May 26, taught the “first black history course in the UC system.” The Clog expresses its condolences. [Contra Costa Times]
It appears that Copy Central is owned by Scientologists. Not sure how this is relevant, unless you want to get a copy of Battlefield Earth along with your reader or something. [Berkeley LiveJournal]
It appears that we’re not the only blog in Berkeley. This is news to us. [Berkeley LiveJournal]
If you happen to have an urge to buy a candy bar or soda between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. at the Friendly Market on Ward and California streets, you’re out of luck. Guess you’ll just have to go down the street to the next liquor store. [ABC 7]
A) practice a look of genuine interest in the lecture or discussion; B) nod in agreement frequently; C) laugh at all (or at least most) of the professor’s jokes. Advice from educators about how to get the most from college. [New York Times]
If you feel you’ve heard of nothing but Outside Lands for the last 2 weeks, don’t despair—12 jillion happens to be the last number, like ever.
But oddly enough, watching the above slideshow managed to get Tenacious D stuck in our heads all day. Which is strange, because they were only a very minor part of the music and arts festival. In any case, you can watch a 3-or-so-minute-long crash ‘Outside Lands’ experience in the above video, albeit only the headliners, no traffic/waiting for BART to get into SF or, you know, the actual festival. Enjoy!
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To start off our slew of rather unfortunate news, panelists at a symposium in UC Berkeley’s Alumni House talked turkey vis-à-vis California’s future high-speed rail—and their timbre was less than optimistic. [Innovations]
The Beavers really slaughtered the Bears in this week’s game against Oregon State, but tailback Jahvid Best almost made it literal with his “serious concussion” he received after landing hard on the back of his head and neck. We wish you the best, Mr. Best. [
To most people, the Tenderloin is anything but a wonderland. But a new month-long public art exhibit, entitled just that, has just opened to showcase the “rich diversities of San Francisco’s Tenderloin district.” So now you can take a nice stroll through the TL and culture yourself with some fine art at the same time. [