Barack Obama woke up this morning, wearing what we can only hope to be a pair of Abe Lincoln-print silk pajamas, and b-lined it to the kitchen. He made some coffee, poured some fresh kibble into his puppy’s bowl, and then won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
We have reason to believe, however, that somewhere in between Obama’s journey from the First Couple’s bedroom to the First Puppy’s breakfast dish, Berkeley crossed the President’s mind. Why? Because yesterday a painting by Richard Diebenkorn entitled “Berkeley, No. 52” was reported to be one of 45 hand-picked pieces chosen to deck the walls of the East and West wings, as well as the First Family’s private living quarters. read more »
If you thought Twitter was just an annoying accumulation of Facebook statuses that tells you what muffin your friend ate for lunch, think again. Current mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, announced his “official” bid for governor of California via his Twitter on Tuesday as part of his campaign which will utilize new media. We didn’t know that you could officially declare anything on Twitter, except that you have too much free time. read more »
Posted by Jill Cowan on Sunday, January 18, 2009 12:54 am
If the first day of classes isn’t a good enough reason for you to drag your ass out of bed before noon on Tuesday, then maybe a chance to witness history will do the trick, instead. For those of you who have been living under impossibly large, sound-proof, magic rocks, Jan. 20 will mark the inauguration of President Barack Obama, and Chancellor Birgeneau has invited members of the campus community to watch it together on a big screen on Upper Sproul Plaza.
This means you! Yes, even you, who were inexplicably living under a rock, and can’t make it over to the Oracle Arena in Oakland (maybe because, uh, you have class?), can feel like you’re a part of it all, and all for the low, low price of free. Priceless, indeed.
Don’t expect too much of an Election Night-esque fuss, though. Chancellor Birgeneau made it clear in his e-mail that class is not, in any way, canceled in honor of the occasion. In any event, the broadcast is scheduled to start at 7:30 a.m. (yikes), the university’s “formal program” kicks off at 8:15 a.m. (yikes again) and the BMOC will be taking the Presidential Oath of Office at 9 a.m.
Barack Obama has chosen Steven Chu, the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as the new energy secretary for the incoming administration.
Among Chu’s qualifications are such small-time stuff as, say, running the Energy Department’s oldest national laboratory, being a professor in physics and MCB, and winning something called the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997.
CNN points out some Democrats are worried he might not have enough political experience. Hah.
At least it’s better having no scientific knowledge in a position that kind of demands some. We’re looking at you, Texas.
Congratulations, Chu. We know with you as energy secretary, nothing will possibly go wrong. After all, doesn’t it kind of make sense to hire a physicist when you’re faced with an energy crisis?
Image Source:[BlackSide] under Creative Commons
Obama makes pick for energy chief, sources say [CNN]
Officials: Obama chooses energy, enviro posts [AP]
* Obama drama! Seriously, why didn’t we cover such a succulent story full of fraud, deception and smashed dreams? (Edit: Oops, we underestimated ourselves. We actually did cover it.)
* What’s your take on Prop. 2/Mexican eggs? You know, there must be reason why they hafta eat them with all that spice and chilies.
Posted by Danica Li on Thursday, October 30, 2008 04:01 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.
One day ahead of Halloween and four ahead of the biggest, bestest, most exciting election ever, celebrators are hanging up effigies of Sarah Palin and Barack Obama–literally. In Los Angeles, a homeowner who trussed up a mannequin of Palin in a noose had to take the effigy down after people mobbed his house and erected large sheets to block out the sight. It’s no surprise that flaunting that kind of political statement is liable to get you variously protested, abused, cursed at and surreptitiously peed upon, but this guy not only endured all of the above. He also got paid a visit by the U.S. Secret Service.
That’s pretty intense, but effigies of Obama have turned up repeatedly too, and they’re nastier by a yard and a half. read more »
It’s fairly easy to forget Barack Obama is half black, half white, much less that he can trace his ancestry to Ireland. But Shay Black, most known to Berkeleyans from the Starry Plough’s Irish Session, has one-upped us all. Black heartily sings “there’s no one’s as Irish as Barack O’Bama” in an adaptation from the Corrigan Brothers‘ song of the same name.
Barack O’Bama Song Dispute [IrishAbroad]
“Obama is Irish” at the Starry Plough Now a Major YouTube Hit [Daily Planet]
Barack Obama is IRISH! [YouTube]
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.
Stephen Christman, a professor of behavioral psychology at the University of Toledo, analyzed hundreds of photos of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama, and concluded that both men are naturally lefties. However, Obama’s displayed talent of eating pizza and sandwiches with his right hand may be the one-up that our country is looking for.
Christman claims that ambidextrous folks are more open and able to looking at both sides of an argument, while stronger lefties and rights are likelier to stick to their (dare we say it?) guns.
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If the first day of classes isn’t a good enough reason for you to drag your ass out of bed before noon on Tuesday, then maybe a chance to 
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.
