Posted by Alex Bigman on Saturday, October 24, 2009 11:13 pm
When you’re shattering a bottle of Mickey’s against the far wall of Cloyne Court’s courtyard this weekend (or any weekend!) keep in mind that this wall is shared by a now 5 million dollars more prestigious Goldman School of Public Policy. Richard and Rhoda, your names will remain in letters.
The extra funds will allow the Goldman School to grow and develop read more »
Posted by Alex Bigman on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 03:42 pm
Short and poignant. Professor Reich, you do have a knack for taking economic issues that have been politicized into oblivion and explaining them, real straight and easy, by yanking out pesky things like “details.” The ex-Secretary of Labor, current Goldman School of Public Policy professor’s latest feat: deliver the low-down on Obama’s controversial healthcare public option in 2 minutes flat. For those of you don’t have the time or stomach to keep up with the healthcare debate, the Clog recommends the Reichnotes version.
Robert Reich Public Option Video [jacobkornbluthdotcom]
UC-Berkeley’s Robert Reich can teach Obama a thing about making the public option understandable [SF Chron]
The profile paints the Nobel Laureate, professor and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab director-turned Secretary of Energy as a Washington outsider faced with the challenges of dealing with the nation’s global warming and energy crisis. It also touches on a few of Steven Chu’s more “Berkeley” qualities, such as his insistence on relying on his $5,000 bike for transportation rather than owning a car.
Posted by Alex Bigman on Saturday, May 02, 2009 06:17 pm
Since taking office, Obama has been throwin’ down cash like a Kennedy in a strip club. Behind this offensive and marginally coherent simile, the Clog expresses humble gratitude to our commander in chief, some of whose crisp bills are comin’ our way. The administration’s proposed 2010 budget, which Congress passed on Wednesday, entails major boosts to university funding and student aid.
You can expect to be seeing some of this money personally if you read more »
Posted by Jill Cowan on Thursday, April 23, 2009 12:11 am
The last we heard, peace had been (um, basically) achieved in the Yoo-niverse. Obama’s tippy-top aide, chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had told everyone that the president wanted to let bygones be bygones. And by “bygones,” we obviously mean “torture memos written under the Bush regime” and by “be bygones,” we obviously mean “go unprosecuted.”
But Tuesday, we found out that this was not the case (zing!), though–to be fair–this wasn’t exactly not not the case, either. Before you get your undies in a bundle telling us that makes literally no sense, let us explain. read more »
Back in the 1940s, Berkeley discovered the technology to create the first atomic bomb, and recently two UC Berkeley professors have dropped a bomb of their own: The color of Obama’s skin did not affect the (perceived) content of his character.
You mean people didn’t just vote for Obama because he’s the “first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” as VP Joe Biden suggested? Afraid not, kids. read more »
UC Berkeley professor Christina Romer was announced yesterday to be the head of the President-elect’s Council of Economic Advisors. Romer is credited for her skillz in the Great Depression, a trait which Obama believes will help our country in this time of economic uh-oh’s.
Did we mention that this Team Obama add-on is a package deal? 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 »
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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Back in the 1940s, Berkeley discovered the technology to create the first atomic bomb, and recently two UC Berkeley professors have dropped a bomb of their own: The color of Obama’s skin did not affect the (perceived) content of his character.
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