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.

The club wants the university to hire a Philippine Studies professor and then perhaps establish a department of Philippine Studies on campus. Ideally, the club says, this will lead to Philippine Studies departments at other UCs as well. About 800 Compass members protested the walkout, “even performing a traditional Filipino tinikling dance on the campus’ famed Sproul Plaza.”

The group is still actively pursuing this goal. To put it bluntly, they want what they want and they’ll get it somehow. We only hope Yudof understands that.

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Filipinio students push for Philippine studies at Berkeley [GMA News]

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

studentactivism UC Davis walk it out! Santa Barbara walk it out! Berkeley walk it out! San Diego walk it out! NOW WALKITOUT! #UCwalkout

CoolGuyBrad Thanks to the #ucwalkout History 4C cancelled

clastro To all my followers: if you’re not supporting #ucwalkout (regardless of ur place of residence) do me a favor & unfollow me NOW.

dailybruin Watch the walk out LIVE @ http://www.dailybruin.com/live #ucprotest #ucwalkout #ucla

brendawong At the #UCWalkout rally, shoulda put on sunblock lol

DemocratsHate #ucwalkout Why do we need to support government-run universities? It obviously does not work. You don’t see these protests on private camp

aykelman #ucwalkout. I love old union guys. “we live in a world economy. We need a world class university.”

mattkrupnick Berkeley #ucwalkout crowd now dispersing for march across campus. [[1:44 p.m.]]

tinkmelbell RT AMYCHAMP Students @ucdavis FILLING the admin bldg unfurling banners, American flag #UCWalkout The Workers are trapped behind doors!

Memaloose RT @AMYCHAMP: Holy crap. @ucdavis students didnt stop outside the administration bldg. Thousands are inside now. #UCwalkout

ncecire Rally over. I just talked to Lyn – apparently a guy down front 1. had a blow torch and 2. tried to get naked. Oh Berkeley. #ucwalkout

barbarahui Police officers block the door to the Chancellor’s office cos we scary. #UCwalkout http://yfrog.com/0liluooj [[at UCLA]]

studentactivism RT @AMYCHAMP: Davis students have decided to keep it peaceful and take it outside. Pretty strong showing… #UCwalkout

barbarahui Honestly no clue how I made it here into the inner sanctum, just outside chancellor’s office. We’re sittiing until mtg is set. #UCwalkout [[at UCLA]]

benboychuk It’s too hot for a protest. #ucwalkout

barbarahui Mtg set for Oct 5th w/ Chancellor Block, undergrad & grad students, and faculty. No unions as yet. Townhall mtg at a later date. #UCwalkout

rakarakarak The UC Davis walkout was so amazing! Not as intense as Cal, but the message was sent–whose university? OUR UNIVERSITY! #ucwalkout

jarrelemagne #ucwalkout i am down with fighting the man and all but i kinda feel like they got us all by the balls.

CynCity009 Now I have to try and study for my mid-term tomorrow. #UCWalkout

Nate_Mac I really hope this professor didn’t go to the walk out without telling us. I could have been getting food right now. #ucwalkout

fishstix About to head up to #UCSC campus to see what this “taking over buildings” things is all about. #ucwalkout

Image Source: Lara Brucker, Daily Cal

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

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?

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

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”).

Schlafly is best known for her success in stopping the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s, but she also made news last year with Washington University in St. Louis. Because of her politics (attacks against feminism, saying things like married women can’t be raped by their husbands), she caused a stir when the university awarded her an honorary doctorate during a commencement ceremony. Thousands of students turned their backs to her in protest and some faculty left the stage. On the other hand, she’s also been a respected conservative … among conservatives.

The event page asks that no signs be brought in, but we can’t be wrong in assuming that there must be a protest brewing. Right?

When: Tuesday, Feb. 24
Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: 110 Barrows Hall

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LEFTISTS BEWARE: [Cal Patriot Blog]
Feminism vs. Conservatism: The Great Debate: President of Eagle Forum, Phyllis Schlafly [UC Berkeley Events Calendar]

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

* 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 …