Posted by
Jill Cowan on Sunday, May 11, 2008 03:40 am
OK, so you know how we mentioned that photography exhibition–Berkeley without Shadow–in the Wurster Hall lobby on Friday evening? We actually ended up going, and it was totally, well, illuminating. Visual Studies 186 students took on unusual angles for looking at Downtown to poignantly portray oft-unnoticed aspects of the city–and we’re not just saying that to shamelessly plug the work of the Clog’s own captain, Patrici Flores, photographing Berkeley’s homeless. read more »
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Jill Cowan on Saturday, May 10, 2008 06:33 pm
Last night at midnight, the California Golden Overtones and the UC Men’s Octet performed for a rapt (and tipsy?) audience in the shadow of none other than la Campanile at an apparently annual event, Rock the Clock.
Part mini-pep rally, part frat party, part a Capella concert, and part ritualistic sacrifice (just kidding, but someone did bring their dog) each group started with a Cal spirit song, while the audience sang along and raised their (proverbial) glasses to our esteemed institution. Then the two groups alternated performing their favorite songs, along with the requisite, um, we’ll call them “interpretive dances.” read more »
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Jill Cowan on Thursday, May 08, 2008 11:49 pm
After discovering the latest omen of the world’s coming demise, the Clog encourages Berkeley students to put down their books and enjoy their short-lived time on earth.
If you’re the sort of person who relieves stress by burying your head in the sand and pretending everything will be OK, then consider this a spoiler warning and skip to the next paragraph. For those of you ready to accept the truth, here goes nothing: Everything will not be OK. Why? Because next Monday marks the end–of instruction. This also means that next week, we’ll all be irretrievably entrenched in the throes of those torturous tortures, borne of darkness and hellfire–finals. (The horror! The horror!)
Accordingly, here are a few ideas for wholesome use of your last-weekend-of-semi-freedom that won’t leave you with an untimely hangover and undone final papers: read more »
Posted by
Jill Cowan on Sunday, May 04, 2008 01:18 pm
In all seriousness, though, over 1,000 Berkeley students took to the Edwards Stadium track from 10:00 a.m. yesterday until 10:00 a.m. today to raise almost $37,000 for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Participants formed teams and camped out on the field, while at least one member of the team circled the track at all times throughout the 24-hour period. The event had the whole fund-raising bit down pat–free food, free clothing, myriad entertainment. It was almost as if they set up some kind of small Depression Era shanty town of temporary dwellings right there in the stadium … almost? OK, maybe not. Also, we’re jerks.
Anyway, various student organizations came out to “celebrate, remember, and fight back.” The Greeks were out in spades, as were cultural clubs and performance groups. The top team was sorority Alpha Omicron Pi. Nicely done, Berkeley!
Image Source: Jill Cowan
Relay for Life [Website]
UC Berkeley Relay for Life [The American Cancer Society]
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Jill Cowan on Sunday, May 04, 2008 12:14 pm
Yesterday afternoon Hippies and Hip Hoppers alike flocked to People’s Park for Students for Hip Hop at Cal’s annual Hip Hop festival, Hip Hop in the Park. This year’s show featured headliners Mystic and Clyde Carson, along with multi-cultural break dancing showdowns (for reals, yo–check out the pictures), a DJ, graffiti art and lots of … er–herbal refreshment in the air. read more »
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Jill Cowan on Thursday, May 01, 2008 12:46 pm
Yesterday, Apr. 30, after an absurdly long wait, UC Berkeley transfer applicants everywhere finally received the big news. Over a month after those obsessive-compulsive, overachieving upstarts known as future freshmen got their decisions, transfer applicants finally got their just desserts in the form of tasty hunks of Berkeley acceptance. Well–either that or they had an extra month to get their hopes up, only to end up tasting the bitter fruits of rejection, some for the second time around.
So, what we’re trying to say is now might be a good time to call your BFF back home to see what’s what. And you might want to have your sympathy voice ready, because according to a transfer admissions FAQ, usually about 2 in 3 transfer applicants get the shaft. Ouch. Though, to be fair, those odds are better than the very general estimate for freshman applicants–3 in 4 applicants receive a “nix.”
Earlier: You’re Either In, or You’re Out: UC Berkeley Admissions Breaks Hearts, Futures at 5 p.m. PST
Prospective Transfer Students FAQ’s [Cal UGA]
Posted by
Jill Cowan on Sunday, April 27, 2008 02:54 pm
After discovering the latest omen of the world’s coming demise, the Clog encourages Berkeley students to put down their books and enjoy their short-lived time on earth
A group of Bay Area College Republicans finally found something Republicans decided was worth protesting. Friday night, they showed up on the mean streets of San Jose to revolt against none other than–a beer tax. Yeah, we know, right?
The proposal (not yet drafted, by the way) would be designed to sort of, indirectly-ish, combat underage drinking, save the state lots of money on bad things that are related to underage drinking (i.e. car crashes) by taxing beer manufacturers, and in effect, making a six pack o’ brewskies almost $2.00 more expensive. Assembleyman Jim Beall cited studies that showed drinking among college students as a “real health problem.” Gee, well when you put it that way … read more »
Posted by
Jill Cowan on Friday, April 25, 2008 08:11 pm
Would it smell as tasty? Would anyone have any idea that you were referring to the Durant Food Court? No, “The Asian Ghetto” is not actually its official name, and tomorrow the Asian Pacific American Coalition wants to make sure you don’t forget it.
In honor of “the nationally recognized” Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the APAC–with the help of the Telegraph Berkeley Improvement District–is putting on a culture and food festival on Telegraph Avenue from 12-3 p.m. The theme is “Not an Asian Ghetto: More than Just Take-Out,” as a way to “combat negative aggregation of cultures into a single ‘Asian’ monolith and the stereotypical portrayal of ethnic enclaves as traditional ‘ghettos.’” read more »
Posted by
Jill Cowan on Friday, April 25, 2008 03:59 pm
Monday was the fifth annual Sustainability Summit, organized by the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability (a.k.a. CACS, you know, in case you were curious). The Earth Week event started off with a few people talking about how awesomely their green projects have been going this year–and then they started handing out the green for green from green, if you know what we’re saying.
CACS announced the 2008 recipients of Green Fund Grants, “supporting innovative campus sustainability projects,” and presented the Berkeley environmental equivalent of The Oscars (for whatever they’re worth), Sustainability Awards.
And the winners are …
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Posted by
Jill Cowan on Thursday, April 24, 2008 12:27 am
OK, can we just acknowledge right now that raccoons do not get nearly enough credit for being as adorable and cuddly-looking as they actually are? When we came across the semi-elusive Unit 2 Raccoon this afternoon we initially almost tried to scoop it up in our arms and snuggle with it for a bit–but then we remembered that it would probably bite us, and it was probably digging around in dirty dorm dumpsters. Alas, we were forced to content ourselves with gazing soulfully into those inquisitive dark eyes and imagining what could have been. (Cue “Happy Together” … )
In a journalistic flash, it dawned on us that this was a prime photo opp, and we reached for our camera. Unfortunately, our procyonid pal took our breaking of eye contact as a signal that our interspecies moment had passed, and proceeded to slip adroitly through the bars in the gate in front of the Vedanta Society, located on the corner of Haste and Bowditch. We can only assume that the ring-tailed omnivore was headed to an afternoon meditation session.
Image Source: Jill Cowan
Raccoon [Wikipedia]
Vedanta Society of Berkeley [Website]
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