Today Berkeley blogger Beetle wrote his last post, in which he explained his motivations behind blogging Berkeley:
1. The reason I harp on the Daily Cal so much is not because I have some kind of animosity towards the newspaper. On the contrary, I want to see the Daily Cal actually do that thing we often refer to “journalism.”
2. (On ASUC): An organization which demands hundreds of dollars from each student but asks that those students not actually follow what it does with that money was practically begging for someone to take my role.
(The numbers are our emphasis.)
We may not have agreed with Beetle with much of his opinions, but we believe that he served an important role keeping a check on the paper and the student government … something that has not been filled by OTR, the Clog or any other blog.
Therefore, this pimp cup is for Beetle, and we’re pouring one out for you, homie.
Best Post Ever [Beetle Beat]
Did you spot the last-day squirrel? Friday marked the last issue of spring semester production for The Daily Californian.
Starting next week, the Daily Cal will be available every Monday and Thursday. Summer production ushers in a new crew of editors:
Editor-in-chief: Bryan Thomas
Managing editor: Tamara Bartlett
Night editor: Laura Macarthur
News editor: Angelica Dongallo
Sports editor: Andrew Kim
Arts and entertainment editor: Louis Peitzman
Opinion editor: Victoria Tang
Photo editor: Nathan Yan
Clog editor: Patrici Flores
Staff representative: Salgu Wissmath
Sorry, but you gotta deal with Patrici for yet another semester (what a drag, right?).
Image Source: Daily Cal
Changing of the Guard [Daily Cal]
In addition to department graduation ceremonies, a few other groups on campus also hold their own get-togethers for proud graduates. It’s a great way to graduate with a community of people (rather than the curve-setting peers you’ve been battling against all four years). Plus there’s usually free food, and the Clog certainly can’t argue with that.
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Berkeley offers a plethora of refreshing treats for the student snack budget, but college kids’ love for frozen yogurt and coffee has got nothing on our obvious preference for tapioca, bubble tea, pearl tea or boba (whatever you want to call those luscious balls).
For the Clog’s last food crawl of the semester, we held tastings at four Berkeley boba establishments. All are located within a 5-minute walking distance from Sproul Plaza. Yes, this means we did not retrieve the stats for Tapioca Express on Shattuck Avenue, or that other place you like on Northside–mostly because we are lazy asses. We figure you are, too, anyway.
Everyone’s favorite Southside dig, Sweetheart Cafe, was our first stop on the tapioca tour. read more »
We have ice cream in our eyes, on our brain, and now we’re ready to get it in our bellies. Tuesday marks Ben & Jerry’s celebrated Free Cone Day, a verifiable cream dream. The store on Oxford Street would be your best bet to snag a scoop anytime between 12 p.m. and 8 p.m.
If after Ben and Jerry’s you’re still not satisfied with your frozen freebie, Cold Stone is another option. The mix-in creamery offers free servings on your birthday–if you subscribe to their list/club. Eight ounces of a Signature Creation in exchange for an inbox of promo e-mails? Oh, it’s such a joy to be a summer baby.
And not to be out done, there’s Ici. No, there’s no giveaway there, but we do hear that milkshakes will occasionally make appearances as daily specials. It’s like the world of ice cream wants us to eat it all up (or slurp it down).
Image Source: Amy the Nurse under Creative Commons
Ben&Jerry’s 30th annual FREE CONE DAY! [Facebook]
Cold Stone Creamery Birthday Club [Cold Stone]
Posted by
Danica Li on Sunday, April 27, 2008 01:51 pm
Googling yourself isn’t always a pathetic, procrastinatory endeavor. Case in point: the Clog’s just discovered that it was separated at birth. Our twin’s all growed up and moved to Philadelphia, where it covers arts, sports, news and the import of Peruvian llamas for the city newspaper. Hot.
Did our predecessors ever have a debate about the relative merits of “clog” as a noun, versus “clog” as a verb? Because waddaya know, the Philadelphia Clog totally has a more charming header than us.
Oh, and plus five in the brownie points column for the posts about Lost. Some of us are incurable fangirls like that.
Image Source: icandream under Creative Commons
The Clog [Philadelphia City Paper]
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 »
On Thursday the National Organization of Women hosts the Women in Academia panel. A group of women, including professors, a grad student, a researcher and a provost, will discuss issues facing women in academia. NOW bills the event as a way to explore
why barriers “still exist to the full participation of women, not only in science and engineering, but also in academic fields throughout higher education.”
The event looks promising, plus we hear there’ll be Chipotle. Ladies repping and free bougie burritos? We’re so there.
When: Thursday 6 p.m. (will last about two hours)
Where: 20 Barrows
Women in Academia Panel [Facebook]
Oh snap! This could be you! You could be the next Sex on Tuesday or the next politics “guru” or whatever columnist for the Daily Cal. Can you dig it?
Columnist applications are due this Friday, Apr. 25 for both summer and fall positions. You can pick up apps in the office at 600 Eshleman, or you can print one from online. Here are some more deets:
* Two sample columns needed (750 words for normal columns, 700 for SoT)
* An explanation of your themed column, if that’s the route you take
* Questions? E-mail the upcoming O-Page editor Victoria Tang at opinion@dailycal.org
Good luck!
Posted by
Jill Cowan on Sunday, April 20, 2008 01:17 pm
It’s time to start planning! For those of us who still have time left to do here at Berkeley, it means it’s time to check Bearfacts before you miss your Tele-Bears appointment (oh, evil of evils), and it’s probably about time to figure out where you’re going to live next year. But for those lauded elite–graduating seniors–it’s time to stop drinking on weeknights and figure out what’s next.
What does that entail? Well, the Berkeley News Center headed to the Grad Fair to find out “What’s left to do and what’s after Cal?” And for most people they talked to, the answer was school, school, some work, and more school. The majority of students surveyed said they were going to grad school, and saw finals as their last hurdle before they graduate and move on–to a masters. Way to stave off the headfirst plunge into that adult version of Never Neverland, “the real world,” for just a few more years, Seniors.
We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors, and lots more dollars (and a better economy) for every extra diploma you earn. No, but seriously, we do.
Point of View: Seniors on their Last Weeks at Cal [Berkeley News Center]
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