Fa-fa l’americano! (Personally, I had no idea those were the lyrics… yay for google!) Do you feel like dancing yet? Good, because that’s the aim of this column. JOKES! Welcome to We No Speak Americano: Confessions of an International Student.     Hi! I’m Surmayee, and if you’ve read my little ‘about the author’ section [...]

Everyone knows where Telegraph Avenue is. At the end of Telegraph in Berkeley, it intersects with Bancroft, and leads us all right to Sproul Plaza. When we think of Telegraph Avenue, we tend to only think of it as the four blocks between Bancroft and Dwight. But Telegraph is actually quite a long street, and [...]

I usually have a very dreary view of the future, especially with regards to climate change and the ecological crisis.  But now, after having attended the 2011 BERC Energy Symposium, my view on the future is far brighter than it has ever been before. BERC stands for the Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative, and in [...]

There is really no need to state the obvious, but for the sake of this column, I shall do it anyway. Here at Cal, it is common knowledge that every student is busy. Whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student, first year or senior, your schedule is packed. It is not a rare occurrence [...]

Berkeley Protests– Or Rather, the Lack of Berkeley Protests Since I came to Berkeley, I have been to and seen several protests.  I was one of the some hundred people who were ready to camp out at Wheeler last year during the protest against tuition hikes, and I went to the Occupy Berkeley march last [...]

It’s been almost two months since my arrival at Cal, yet it seems as if the process of meeting new people never gets old. In fact, as time goes on, it actually becomes more and more exciting. Granted, there are over 30,000 students on campus, and there’s always an opportunity to strike up a conversation. [...]