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Upheaval 2011: Additions to MLK Student Union

Dec 27, 2010 No Comments by

Get ready for next semester with more space than ever to accommodate the eat-study-sleep cycle of Cal students! According to the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC) Newsletter, four new businesses will be coming to the Student Union in time for the spring 2011 semester. In addition, two businesses will be renovated and [...]

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5 Fake Tips for Crashing a Final Exam

Dec 15, 2010 No Comments by

Judging by Facebook statuses alone, we know that most students have taken most, if not all, of their finals by now. As I was daydreaming in my post-finals glory, I thought: how surreal would it be to crash a final? And by “crashing,” I mean attending something even when you’re not invited. (Think Owen Wilson [...]

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Site Spotlight: I Like Your Jacket

Dec 09, 2010 No Comments by

“Your voice is more soothing than Morgan Freeman’s.” “You have ten of the best fingers I’ve ever seen!” “I named all my appliances after you.” All of these are compliments from an aspiring site called I Like Your Jacket, whose purpose is to shower visitors with uplifting user-submitted quotes every time they click a button. [...]

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End Child Abuse?: Cartoons Invade Facebook

Dec 05, 2010 2 Comments by

I’m confused. How exactly does changing your profile picture on Facebook raise awareness against child abuse? I joined the bandwagon anyway, since it takes a lot of willpower not to show the world your favorite childhood memories when everyone else is: “Hey! Arthur?! That’s my favorite cartoon too! OMG this is why we’re FB friends!” [...]

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Photo Spotlight: Weather Forecast

Dec 01, 2010 No Comments by

Here’s a bit of humor to calm your pre-finals nerves. When I saw this picture, I couldn’t tell whether the ‘Ben Nevis Inn’ was fictional or not — it sounds like it could be the setting of a revised fairy tale. It does exist though, in Scotland at the foothills of Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain. But [...]

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It’s Caliber PLAYtime: Launch and Free Concert

Nov 28, 2010 No Comments

Are you ready for Berkeley’s biggest, most unique and most beautiful music player? Caliber Magazine presents Caliber Play, a new website that allows you to listen to songs from your favorite Bay Area bands for FREE. This Friday, December 3rd, we invite you to come celebrate Caliber Play’s launch with us and jam with two [...]

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Music Spotlight: Owl City’s “Peppermint Winter”

Nov 23, 2010 1 Comment

Is it ever too early for Christmas songs? According to Adam Young of Owl City, Thanksgiving means that holiday decorations go up, and snow comes down. So it is time to release “Peppermint Winter,” Owl City’s take on a sweet winter without the syrupy romance. I happen to be an Owl City fan (long before [...]

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Weekly Digest 11/15-11/21: Big Game Prep

Nov 13, 2010 No Comments

Big Game is in one week! Accordingly, this week’s digest features spirit events organized by the UC Rally Committee. You’ll also find links to the Facebook events. Just Caliber’s occasional reminder that college life is much more than academics. TUES Nov 16 Midday Madness! 12 pm to 1 pm Upper Sproul Plaza Perks: Take a [...]

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Photo Spotlight: No Cheating

Nov 11, 2010 No Comments

Our Tumblr photo find illustrates a low-tech way of enforcing the “no cheating” rule. When manila replaces mutual trust… this is what happens:

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Harry Potter: Campus, Caliber and Beyond

Nov 11, 2010 No Comments

The hyped up Harry Potter movie is coming out in about a week, and Cal will be celebrating it in style this Sunday, November 14, with a Quidditch match against our longstanding rival Stanford. Come out to Memorial Glade from 1:45 to 5 pm to see broomsticks (and maybe more) fly. Real butterbeer will be served, and [...]

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