Berkeley Fire on Kittredge Street

Jan 26, 2012 No Comments by

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 [...]

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Issue 5 Is On Its Way!

Jan 20, 2012 No Comments by

Greetings UC Berkeley!   We would like to inform you that issue 5 of Caliber Magazine is on its way to be released to the public early next week! During the first semester, the team has doggedly worked on this issue, and are very excited to have it be delivered to your hands.   In [...]

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SOPA, PIPA, and Democracy

Jan 20, 2012 No Comments by

I’m sure that by now, everybody has now at least heard of the SOPA/PIPA bills that have been stirring up the hornets’ nest of the Internet.  And my, what a hornets’ nest indeed!  While most online activism has been confined to changing Facebook profile pictures, signing online petitions, and writing angry blogs, this latest controversy [...]

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The Berkeley Calendar: January 17—January 22

Jan 16, 2012 No Comments by

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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Telegraph Treasures: Alice Bag at Amoeba Records

Jan 16, 2012 No Comments by

  Last Thursday evening, January 12, punk rocker and author Alice Bag took part in a special book reading/musical performance combo. It was sponsored by Moe’s Books, a bookstore on Telegraph, and hosted at Amoeba Records (also found on Telegraph). The audience got the opportunity to hear Alice Bag read from her memoir Violence Girl: [...]

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Coachella Lineup 2012

Jan 09, 2012 No Comments

  It’s that time of year again. In case you didn’t notice your facebook newsfeed overflowing with Coachella posts, the official (not the “leaked”)  lineup of Coachella 2012 has been released! For the first time in its history, Coachella has extended to two consecutive weekends. Both weekends feature identical lineups, and yet again festival organizers [...]

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Album Review: “Imaginaerum” by Nightwish

Jan 09, 2012 No Comments

    Unless if you’re familiar with the European symphonic/power metal scene, you are very likely to have never heard of the Finnish band Nightwish. Nightwish is renowned in the metal scene for their grandiose and atmospheric symphonic style, with operatic vocals provided by their former singer Tarja Turunen, before her replacement by the more [...]

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Telegraph Treasures: Aunt Mary’s Cafe

Jan 08, 2012 No Comments

Aunt Mary’s Cafe is located in the Temescal/North Oakland part of Telegraph Avenue, at 4307 Telegraph Ave, between 43rd St & 44th St. They specialize in traditional American cuisine catering to breakfast, brunch, and lunch with a special emphasis on Southern cooking- plenty of eggs, grits, and biscuits. Their ingredients are fresh, local, and from sustainable sources. Continually [...]

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“Did You Know?” Version 2.0.11

Dec 28, 2011 No Comments

2011 Here are some of the most random, weirdest, and most interesting things I learned this year (that I can currently recall). Did you know that…   1. Woody Allen is in a jazz band. He plays the clarinet.     2. Tofu brownies rock   http://allrecipes.com/recipe/triple-chocolate-tofu-brownies/   3. Sophia Grace and Rosie exist   [...]

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Celebration of Christmas: The Time for Love

Dec 25, 2011 1 Comment

  “This is why we never go to church,” a woman to my right whispered to her husband in between the choir’s “Gloria’s.” Her youngest had just decided to spit as much saliva as he could into his hands and wipe it onto his sister’s ballerina outfit. After her eyes widened, the woman’s husband massaged [...]

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