Loading ...Editor’s Note: Due to ridiculously high traffic all day Friday, the Clog was sporadically down for much of the day. Thus we resorted to Twitter for all of our occupation coverage. The above slideshow is a culmination of all the pictures we posted on Twitter taken by various Daily Cal employees. What follows are the highlights from our Twitter coverage. You can expect a more comprehensive post later.
*BREAKING: Students take over Wheeler Hall. http://tr.im/FnuQ http://tr.im/Fnv8 read more »
As the weather gets colder, and the standby treat of Berkeley students (frozen yogurt, of course) becomes less desirable, we are forced to seek out alternate sources of sweetness. And we thought we were onto something.
We enjoyed the red velvet and double vanilla cupcakes from the Cupkates Truck during awkward gaps between classes. The brilliance of the idea was not lost on us. While Berkeley is never at a loss for brilliant baked goods, cupcakes included, these ones came to us. The truck often parked near campus, and were we so gluttonous as to desire two dozen cupcakes or more, we could have them delivered for free. But today, we were thwarted. read more »
Print This Post
To most people, the Tenderloin is anything but a wonderland. But a new month-long public art exhibit, entitled just that, has just opened to showcase the “rich diversities of San Francisco’s Tenderloin district.” So now you can take a nice stroll through the TL and culture yourself with some fine art at the same time. [Site]
The ASUC Senate finally got around to choosing a finance officer last week, junior Alan Ni. Apparently there was some concern that his previous interest in poker would conflict with his duties as finance officer. Still, was there really that much to deliberate about for the past three weeks? [Daily Cal]
Harvard was recently ranked number one on a list for something besides best American universities … that’s right, the most Twitter followers. We can’t say we’re upset we didn’t make the list. [The Paper Trail]
Earlier: At Least We Can Still Eat Breakfast
Print This Post
If you didn’t know who Mark Yudof was a couple months ago, odds are you know who he is now. And if you didn’t know he was an avid and accomplished Tweetist (Tweeter?), boy have you been missing out.
But if you do know what’s up and are of the he-should-be-spending-all-his-time-focusing-on-UC philosophy, then this might not be your cup of tea.
The man’s latest excursion into the Twittersphere: (Warning: May cause mild anxiety for the aforementioned philosophers) read more »
Print This Post
If you’re pithy and in need of money, then boy do we have a humdinger of a scholarship for you!
Twitter is back, and it’s not just for celebrities anymore. It helped in Iran, and it can help fill your pockets. So what is this (apologies in advance for the unavoidable pun) “Tweet” deal?
Well, Twitter is giving out $14,014.00 in scholarships (presumably in an adorable homage to their own 140 character limit). First prize is $10000 big ones. What you have to do is quite simple: read more »
Print This Post
We all know how it goes: If you live in Berkeley, and you’re not politically involved, people will most likely think you’re a tool. Which is not to say that the parameters of “politically involved” are particularly stringent. All you really need is a sign and a red ribbon and hey, look at that! You’re an activist.
So naturally it would follow that the best means of demonstrating your commitment to environmental ethics is to befriend a gorilla. No, we don’t mean getting down and dirty Jane Goodall-style. These are modern times, kiddlins–all you need is the Internet. read more »
Print This Post
Yesterday there was a big twitter-y to-do about Ellen mysteriously tweeting (read: possibly kind of pandering) to her Berkeley followers. Above are the results.
Tweeting to UC Berkeley [The Ellen Show]
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 »
UPDATE: Now with three YouTubes! See below the jump.
The UC Board of Regents are meeting today, and as part of a time-honored tradition†, Mark Yudof gives us live updates of all the exciting regentmental action going down at the UCSF campus.
Some highlights straight from his Twitter page:
*Reed: I’ve been in government for 40 years; never seen a budget cut like this. “It’s the mother of all reductions.” CA shouldn’t be #1 here.
*getting ready for public comment at the Board of Regents meeting @ UCSF. Huge crowd. No one’s happy about fee increases; that includes me. read more »
… and ironic? According to a poll conducted by San Diego State University and something called “Youth Pulse LLC,” students are aware that their reasons for social networking are pretty much entirely self-centered.
So, let us get this straight. We know that no one else gives a flying f*ck what we drank last night and we still post it up all over the place for all the world to see?
Yeah, we guess that sounds about right, even if the poll doesn’t exactly reek of scientific significance. But does our self-awareness justify our obnoxious attention whoreishness? We say nay. Hey that rhymes! Ohmigod, we’re so clever. We totes have to go tweet this right now.
Image Source: pescatello under Creative Commons
Students Say Social Networking Is All About Themselves [Paper Trail]
Print This Post
