It’s 5:30PM, I’m speedwalking up Bancroft wondering if jeans are a little too casual for a ‘casual’ event and praying that my hair doesn’t look like a bird’s nest put through a hurricane. This is not normal. Of course, it wasn’t any normal day, it was the first day of Rush Week (most sororities [...]
February is off and rolling and so are the events around campus! Check out a salsa class, learn about archaeological excavations on campus, listen to some storytelling or slam poetry and buy a Valentine gram on your way to one of these events. Check out all that’s happening this week: Monday, Feburary 6, 2012 [...]
In the broad terms of the word, technology is something that has become almost inescapable in our day-to-day lives. This statement asks for no scientific proof, no elaborate set of examples, and no need for questioning- it is what it is. What this statement can offer however is room for an ethical and moral debate- [...]
A new car sharing service is about to hit the UC Berkeley as soon as next week. Instead of sharing company-owned cars, like ZipCar or City CarShare, Wheelz allows students to share their own cars with members of the campus community. “Campus car sharing. With people you trust,” says the slogan on their swanky website [...]
The big question I had always asked myself listening to the late, great Bill King broadcast Oakland A’s games as a kid (usually instead of doing my homework or whatever chores my parents asked of me) was “How does he know all of this stuff?” Obviously, I knew that he saw what was going on [...]
Interested in changing higher education, watching a documentary on Picasso, learning about interactive art or listening to a talk about film scores? This week’s Berkeley Calendar brings you a selection of this week’s events: Monday, January 30, 2012 Other Voices Lecture Series: Barbara Jane Reyes Lecture | 12-1 p.m. | Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, [...]
For someone who toots the Cal horn as often as I do, it’s probably surprising that tonight was my first experience at Haas Pavilion. I arrived about 20 minutes before tip, wondering why the stands seemed so empty. Turns out, everyone was still just making their way inside. By the time the game started, [...]
The opinions expressed by Caliber Magazine bloggers and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not reflect the opinions of Caliber Magazine or any affiliate thereof. So, maybe you’ve heard on the news, but Oakland went a little wild on Saturday (January 28th). The plan of the day was for Occupy Oakland, the local [...]
Yet another fire has devoured a favorite Berkeley eatery. A few short months ago, the beloved Cafe Intermezzo and Raleigh’s burned down along with a residential apartment building on Telegraph Ave. Around 9:20 pm last night, a fire broke out in the kitchen of Great China restaurant down on Kittredge Street. The fire was settled [...]
Welcome back to Berkeley! Want to learn how to stargaze? Or learn more about undergraduate research? The Berkeley Calendar continues with selections of this week’s events: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Invitation: Write your message on Doe Library’s comment wall January 17 – 19, 2012 every day | North entrance Doe Library How can the Library help you reach your goals [...]
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A calendar that lists free-food, on-campus events.
