There’s a lot a student must deal with on a typical walk through Sproul: dodging flyerers, putting on your “non-composting Republican” face for the Greenpeace recruiters, deciding whether to make eye contact and/or greet casual acquaintances and finally, enduring the impassioned shouts of campus eccentrics.
Our favorite colorful campus character has to be “Bible Man” (we just made that up), found near the steps of Sproul reading Bible passages in a soothing monotone. We like him because his tranquil voice makes him easy to tune out, unlike the confrontational tirades of Yoshua or the “F*ck You Technology” dude.
We always figured he was reading passages out of Deuteronomy or Genesis, but we’d never actually stopped to listen to him. Turns out the open Bible’s just for looks. He’s talking about religion, kinda, but mostly he’s just talking. Here’re some excerpts: read more »
Posted by
Jill Cowan on Sunday, November 01, 2009 08:03 pm
Sunday Shout-Out picks out the week’s stories that simply slipped our minds.
BPD asks if you’ve seen a 5′7″ slender man wearing a dark hoodie recently. Oh, there are about 10 in your field of vision right now? Well this is more difficult than expected … [Daily Cal]
Check out these teenagers getting skanky in the name of school spirit. Take it easy, kids. You’ll have plenty of time to scantily clothe yourselves in American Apparel during college. Also, we feel old. [Berkeleyside]
The Bay Bridge will still be closed tomorrow morning and there are no official estimates on when it will reopen. Well, on the bright side, if it collapses completely no one will be on it. [SFGate]
We hope all the otters are OK. Are there otters in the Bay? Oh, nevermind, this just sucks. [The Bay Area]
Image Source: Nathan Yan, Daily Cal [ASIB]
Earlier: Makin’ Their Marks
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?
OK, sorry, the allegory was starting to creep us out, too. read more »
Posted by
Jill Cowan on Sunday, October 25, 2009 09:48 pm
Sunday Shout-Out picks out the week’s stories that simply slipped our minds.
People from all over the state descended on our lovely campus like swallows to attend a conference about statewide action for public education. Sounds like freakin’ Disneyland, right? [Daily Cal]
Target is coming to the Metreon, a.k.a. about a second away from the Powell Street BART station. In San Francisco. Which may still be more accessible for non-car wielding students than any Target in the East Bay. [NBC Bay Area]
Dave Weinstein, author of “It Came from Berkeley” tells a pretty epic tale of Berkeley’s birth and growth. And stuff. Also, old-timey visuals. Cool beans. [East Bay Express]
Well, this, friends, is why you ingest your caffeine before you get to work. [The Ticker]
Image Source: Emma Lantos, Daily Cal [ASIB]
Earlier: Live Long, and Prosper
On the off-chance, fair readers, that you have been waiting years for the opportunity to learn to bellydance, have we got an event for you.
Tomorrow at the International House, you will have the opportunity to enjoy traditional Egyptian bellydancing during a ritual dinner.
Who knows, you could pick up some inspiration for your Halloween costume, pick up some ideas for your next bellydancing recital or just enjoy the food.
Image Source: eleda 1 under Creative Commons
Egyptian Ritual Dinner [UC Berkeley Events Calendar]
Earlier: Scare the Living Sh*t Out of Yourself, Potentially Others
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.
In this time of economic turmoil, everybody seems to be looking for extra cash. And those people who happen to have enough cash are keeping quiet about it. But such is not the case in Germany.
A group of rich Germans have banded together to petition the government to charge them higher taxes read more »
Posted by
Jill Cowan on Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:39 pm
And this has got nothing to do with Halloween. Yesterday, U.S. News published a Professors’ Guide column featuring “10 Steps for Thinking About Grad School.” Please note that they didn’t say, “10 Steps to Getting Into Grad School and Having a Successful Life.” No, this list is just for thinking about higher, higher education. Ugh.
The gist is basically that you’ve got to be awesome and all your professors should love you. And your professors should also be pretty awesome, otherwise their recommendations will mean about as much as a recommendation from your parents, which would mean diddly squat. Furthermore, you should have awesome scores on the GREs. Oh, and it helps to be awesome.
Yeah, so if you’re having trouble finding an autumnal event frightening enough for your adrenaline junkie tastes, just try clicking here. It’ll give you the shivers for realsies.
Image Source: Paolo Margari under Creative Commons
10 Steps for Thinking About Grad School [U.S. News]
Earlier: Boost Your Friend Count on Facebook
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.
At precisely 10:12 p.m. last night, the Berkeley Police Department heard tell of a little explosion at the corner of Blake and Chilton. Within minutes Lieutenant Diane Delaney, the Berkeley Fire Department’s hazardous materials team, and the BPD’s bomb disposal team (we have a bomb disposal team??) were on the scene.
While the Berkeley squadrons have ruled the mysterious “white streak of powder” left in the explosion’s wake to be nonhazardous, the chemical-makeup of the substance remains under scrutiny.
(Isn’t it common knowledge by now that anything white and mysterious is actually just pineapple flavored candy? C’mon BPD. Treat yourself to a little processed sugar once in a while.)
Regardless, let’s enjoy these aimless days while we can, shall we? Or at the very least, take the time to marvel at (what we imagine to be) a few O-Chem nerds’ ability to manufacture awe. An event to make Don DeLillo proud.
Image Source: Cover Browser under Creative Commons
Explosion Near Telegraph Avenue Leaves Behind “Benign” Residue [Daily Cal]
Overnight Explosion Investigated in Berkeley [ABC7]
Minor Explosion Rocks Quiet Berkeley Neighborhood [KTVU San Francisco]
Earlier: Sweden Burns Rabbits For Fuel
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]
Earlier: At Least We Can Still Eat Breakfast
Posted by
Alex Bigman on Saturday, October 17, 2009 09:42 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.
Burn rabbit fuel.
In a move that mid 19th century surrealist novelists would think long and hard about before including in their conception of near-future dystopia, Sweden is burning rabbits as fuel to heat suburban homes. Don’t fret; they’re slaughtered first, real humane. Look: it’s nippy outside, hella rabbits, rabbit corpses make for good biofuel. Don’t call it practical.
Image Source: tonx under Creative Commons.
Bunnies Burned for Heat [LiveScience]
Earlier: Jackdaw Is Coming for You
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