More than a year ago Mayor Tom Bates decided that we could no longer smoke, panhandle or unroll our sleeping bags on the streets of Berkeley, but things (as you can tell) have yet to really change. Disgruntled shop owners have been grumbling about the “crowded and dirty sidewalks and inappropriate or threatening street behavior” (apparently this is a kinder way of saying sidewalk squatting, aggressive panhandling, smoking, and doing one’s … business). read more »
With the UC Board of Regents threatening to cut enrollment without more funding from the state and a recent phenomenon of beginning sentences with “With the economy as it is … ” it seems that Berkeley thinks it’s finally time to tell us what everybody already knows: the economy is failing, nobody has any money and we’re all screwed. Surprise!
Looming state budget shortfalls, declining endowments and tuition increases, oh my! Sponsored by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a symposium will be held this Tuesday to discuss the economic fate of the UC system and do what Berkeley does best: hold open forums for discourse on important controversial topics. Hopefully, though, this one will actually help solve the problem and not just provide a safe space for letting off steam. read more »
If the name doesn’t ring a bell, we’re talking about the third-party political activist who described himself as “a watermelon - red on the inside, green on the outside.” Peter Camejo helped found the California Green Party in 1991 and ran three times for governor of California.
He also ran as Ralph Nader’s vice presidential running mate in the 2004 presidential election and for president in 1976 as the Socialist Workers Party candidate. Camejo said that he never expected to win, but wanted to help elevate the Green Party to the mainstream political stage. read more »
Although Stanford somehow managed to take home the axe after last year’s Big Game, this year they were hacked into firewood and pulverized into sawdust, so to speak, in a 37-16 victory on Saturday. Their “mascot,” which looked like a bunch of poinsettia-inspired potholders attached to a metal rack with bloodshot eyes and a creepily smiley mouth hanging off it like a Christmas ornament, was basically just a redder and more infuriated version of last year’s just as unsightly counterpart.
So, when we heard there was going to be a “carnival” sponsored by Adult Swim, we expected the usual host of “omg-free-stuff-none-of–which-I’ll-ever-actually-use” promotional goodies, and maybe some of those tacky beanbag-throwing carnival games. But when we got there we were actually quite blown away–and that means a lot coming from the Clog. read more »
Themed “Shattering the Stereotype,” this Monday kicked off the second annual Peace not Prejudice Week, which will be holding events all week long and will culminate in a (hopefully peaceful) rally on Upper Sproul Plaza this Thursday at 5 p.m. We hear it’s gonna be the biggest thing to hit Sproul since the Obama victory “extravaganza.” read more »
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’ve ever received communion, then you know that the Body of Christ is not so tasty by conventional standards … in fact, it’s kind of like a wafer-shaped piece of cardboard that you choke down with the help of a little wine. And you don’t usually go back for seconds, unless you’re John Samuel Ricci, a Connecticut man who is now being detained by police for attempting to steal a handful of the Eucharist and causing a scuffle which injured the priest and a parishioner at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Jensen Beach, Florida. read more »
We gotta give it to ‘em: The Daily Cal has a pretty fine new rack–a few racks, actually. It seems that despite cutting the Wednesday issue of the paper due to the ubiquitous “financial issues,” they still managed to afford The Daily Cal recently acquired some snazzy new newspaper stands–for free as a result of an advertising partnership–albeit they have gigantic ads plastered on the sides advertising a company which appears to tutor students in how to add (OK, it’s really for LSAT prep classes, but you’d never know from the girl with the display hands telling us what 158 and 11 equals).
This seems to be the way of the future: Financial crisis? Just add more ads. In fact, With the recent $65.5 million cut to UC funding by our old friend Arnie, we at the Clog suggest making Barrows a gigantic billboard. Hey, desperate times … And covering it with an ad just might make it less of an eyesore, unless of course it’s advertising the United Colors of Benetton. read more »
For those of you who simply marked today’s date in your calendars with a big “No school,” shame on you. We here at the Clog, as well-informed American citizens, feel only disdain for your obvious disregard of the fact that today is an important federal holiday commemorating … OK, so we had to do some research. But hey, at least we saved a few precious moments of your life that you might have spent Wikipedia-ing it.
Veterans Day also conveniently falls during midterm season, marking a cease of hostilities between students and their brains, at least until Wednesday. So take this opportunity to get to those things that you’ve been meaning to do: read that book for class that you never got to, water your perishing plants, or take the Fenton’s challenge. Or you know, fly the flag, just don’t hang it upside down–apparently it’s a distress signal. Who knew?
Richard Muller, professor of the “Best Class on Campus,” Physics for Future Presidents (formerly Physics for Poets, Physics for Dummies and Physics for Jocks), tells the next President what he needs to know to lead our nation. We’re taking a wild guess that Bush never tuned in to Professor Muller’s lectures, which are podcasted weekly, but we hope Obama is listening. read more »
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If the name doesn’t ring a bell, we’re talking about the third-party political activist who described himself as “a watermelon - red on the inside, green on the outside.” Peter Camejo helped found the California Green Party in 1991 and ran three times for 
Although Stanford somehow managed to take home the axe after last year’s Big Game, this year they were hacked into firewood and pulverized into sawdust, so to speak, in a 37-16 victory on Saturday. Their “mascot,” which looked like a bunch of poinsettia-inspired potholders attached to a metal rack with bloodshot eyes and a creepily smiley mouth hanging off it like a Christmas ornament, was basically just a redder and more infuriated version of 
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We gotta give it to ‘em: The Daily Cal has a pretty fine new rack–a few racks, actually. 
For those of you who simply marked today’s date in your calendars with a big “No school,” shame on you. We here at the Clog, as well-informed American citizens, feel only disdain for your obvious disregard of the fact that today is an important federal holiday commemorating … OK, so we had to do some research. But hey, at least we saved a few precious moments of your life that you might have spent Wikipedia-ing it.
