Posted by
Cassie Myers on Thursday, October 08, 2009 09:37 pm
Protests on campus are far from over.
This time it’s Compass, the Committee for Philippine Studies. The group believes that it’s time for UC Berkeley to establish Philippine Studies classes in addition to securing their Tagalog classes in the mind-bending chaos that is rearranging the curriculum to fit around budget deficits. read more »
As the Clog’s (desperately trying) to follow everything related to the walkout and its involvement in the Twittersphere, we present to you guys some of the most interesting (at least to us) Tweets we’re finding.
Note: Text in [[double brackets]] is our own.
mark_yudof Enjoying astute op-ed by UC Davis Professors Joanthan Eisen and Winder McConnell re walkout: http://www.sacbee.com/1190/story/2201839.html
GavinNewsom Posted blog on UC walkout today – http://bit.ly/2BO55d – thoughts? #FixCA #UCwalkout read more »
The Clog was at a barbecue last Friday, Sept. 11, where super-professional Daily Cal photographer Nathan Yan managed to get a few snapshots of this individual. Unfortunately, we’re not 100 percent on what, exactly, was going on, though we suspect it was a form of protest.
A few minutes after the flag finished burning, a fire truck came south on Shattuck Avenue to scope things out. By then, the flames were gone, leaving the truck with nothing to do.
Click the picture for a larger version.
Image Source: Nathan Yan
This Tuesday is the new D-Day. To panda or not to panda, that is the question; whether ’tis nobler in the tummy to suffer the orange chicken and BBQ pork of outrageous sodium, or to take arms against a sea of plastic utensils and by opposing, end them.
In other words, your presence is requested at the contract vote for Panda Express on Lower Sproul. Will protesters prevent this momentous decision? Probably not, but we’d never say no to another appearance of a panda suit.
Day: Tuesday, April 14
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Eshleman Hall
Image Source: Anna Hiatt, Daily Cal
The Panda Express Contract is Voted On. [Facebook]
Earlier: ‘You Can Try to Stop the Panda, but Eventually …’
As the Men’s Octet began singing, this flyer was handed to us by someone trying to make an (ironically humorous) statement … we think. In the process of hating on Sather Gate, the protesters blocked access to the gate itself. Nice.
To note: the Wingdings message is gibberish, so don’t bother. Also, the Website doesn’t exist either. And is the misspelling of “their” intentional?
Posted by
Alex Bigman on Friday, March 13, 2009 08:45 pm
Ah, the ties between Berkeley and Israel grow more tangled and antagonistic yet. What with this recall business all twisted into financial and moral oblivion and “Israeli Apartheid/Peace and Diversity Week” just behind us, the last thing we needed was a direct confrontation. Unfortunately for former tree-sitter Tristan Anderson, this confrontation came in the form of a canister of tear gas to the head.
Of course, Anderson is not representative of Berkeley. Still, he was an unyielding occupying force in the trees outside Memorial Stadium during the 21-month protest that ended last September (hundreds of thousands of tax dollars later). Then known as “Cricket,” his friends and fellow sitters praised 37-year-old Anderson for his idealism and resilient opposition to oppression everywhere. It was this very spirit that fatefully brought him to the West Bank in Israel—after getting involved in a protest that escalated to dangerous levels—and left Cricket in critical condition. The Clog sends Anderson its hopes for a successful recovery.
Image Source: Ingridtaylar under Creative Commons
Berkeley tree-sitter injured in West Bank [NBC Bay Area], via UCBLJ
On Wednesday, the skirts will have it. A variety of groups on campus–Berkeley NOW, V-Day and Women’s Identity and Sexuality Small Group–will host a protest of sorts in response to the spate of recent sexual assaults around campus. Last week we blogged about the skirt creeper, but just this weekend he’s added two more assaults to his growing tally.
The rally’s designed to let women “feel safe wearing whatever we choose,” which is important considering that the Daily Cal states that the most recent victims were not wearing skirts. Seriously, someone needs to mace this guy.
When: Wednesday, Mar. 4
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Where: Upper Sproul Plaza
Image Source: bnittoli under Creative Commons
SKIRT RALLY [Facebook]
Two more Berkeley skirt-lifting attacks [SF Chron]
Two Additional Victims Assaulted in Ongoing Series [Daily Cal]
Next week, conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly will lead a talk titled “Feminism vs. Conservatism” on campus. We’re surprised we haven’t heard more about this elsewhere (well, besides from the Cal Patriot Blog, which only tells us “LEFTISTS BEWARE”).
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Well, who didn’t see this one coming?
Everyone knows that pictures of faces are blank canvas for mustache amendments and unibrow bridges. Duh.
And the banners? We’ve seen the bulletin boards choked with flyers for various extracurriculars and calls-to-arms. Where else would such a banner be hung … in a tree? Scoff.
Image Source: Will Kane, Daily Cal
Protest Banners Displayed on Campaign for Berkeley Portrait Wall [Daily Cal]
Earlier: The Campaign for Berkeley Public Art Installation Unveils More Posters of Students’ Faces
Sunday Shout-Out picks out the week’s stories that simply slipped our minds.
* Ah, so that’s what happened to “Guide to the Good Life in Berkeley.” Still, we want our goddamn coupons.
* Forget Escape from Berkeley–what about a soapbox derby, bro?
* It’s like an underground book-reading. Or zombie Cody’s, back from the dead.
* OMG, ASUC (past and present) senators gone wild. But more importantly, are they chanting to the tune of “Crank That”?
Image Source: Emma Lantos, Daily Cal
Earlier: We Didn’t Start the Fire …
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