We at the Clog take a special interest when outsiders give their interpretations of Berkeley. We think their child-like fascination with everything from the food we eat in our dinning commons to the ornaments we have in our trees is … mildly humorous.However, we still haven’t made up our mind on what we think of their fascination with something that is even more mundane than Crossroads or tree-sitters. When these outsiders come to our classes and videotape our lecture because they think Berkeley people are so cute and clever, then they start to just get annoying.Granted, the Astronomy 10 lecture on Halloween with professor Filippenko is an enjoyable time. But who is the Chronicle to claim that the “professor uses performances to hook students on astronomy”?We don’t come to Berkeley because it’s funny. Granted, Berkeley is a funny place. But these are our classes. We get grades for our academic performance in them. And not everyone gets “hooked” on planets because of free candy.This is in no way a jab at prof. Filippenko, whom we appreciate for his humor and free candy. It’s just that when we saw the Chron’s video of the lecture, we suddenly felt very trapped–like there is no escaping our classes, even when we leave them.We were rolling our eyes at what type of boring life a Berkeley-Outsider must lead in order to be fascinated with a one-minute video of an astronomy lecture. Then we found a video posted on YouTube by a Berkeley student of a similar lecture.And we realize that we have no right as Berkeley students to be talking.Image Source: Kelly Tsou, Daily CalProfessor uses performances to hook students on astronomy [SF Gate]