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Back to the Future: Longing for the Recession of the 1990s for Today's College Graduates

Ann O'Leary | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: UC Berkeley, U.S. Economy, Credit Card Debt, Unemployment, Student Loan Debt, College Graduates, Class of 2012, College News

It's a real problem for the country. We're producing lots of college graduates but too few in the fields that keep the United States on the cutting edge of invention, innovation and thought leadership.

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Study Of Compassion In Atheists, Faithful Yields Big Surprise

Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Video, Religious People, UC Berkeley, Personality Science, Science, Atheists, Psychology, Science News, Religion Study, Compassion Study, Science News

By: LiveScience Staff Published: 05/01/2012 12:11 PM EDT on LiveScience Atheists and agnostics are more driven by compassion to help others than a...

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WATCH: UC Berkeley's 'Ridiculously Automated' Dorm Room

Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Brad, UC Berkeley, Video, Derek Low, UC Berkeley Automated Dorm, Derek Low UC Berkeley, BRAD Berkeley, College News

Ever wanted a "ridiculously automated" dorm room with mechanical curtains? You are in luck. Derek Low, a freshman at UC Berkeley, has tricked out ...

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Lead Juvenile Justice Expert Says State Facilities Should Stay Open

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Chief Justice Earl Warren, Department of Juvenile Justice, Barry Krisberg, Recidivism, Realignment, Djj, UC Berkeley, Juvenile Justice, Youth Justice, Cya, California Youth Authority, Impact News

By: Sayre Quevedo For more than thirty years, it's been Barry Krisberg's priority to fight for reforms in California's state juvenile correction...

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The Sound Of Joan Of Arc

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Joan of Arc, UC Berkeley, Multimedia Performance, Voices of Light, Baltimore Symphony, Zellerbach Hall, Uc Choral Ensemble, Video, Avant-Garde Film, Cal Performances, Maria Falconetti, Carl Dreyer, Religious Music, Richard Einhorn, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Criterion Collection, Arts News

In a rare and masterful combination of old avant-garde film and contemporary classical music, "Voices of Light" will provide a new, sensual experience...

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Repress U, Class of 2012: 7 Steps to a Homeland Security Campus

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Cia, University of Puerto Rico, Homeland Security Campus, University of Wisconsin, University of Texas, University of Arizona, City University of New York, Occupy Wall Street, Ice, UC Irvine, Ows, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Civil Liberties, Department of Defense, Nypd, UC Davis, Stratfor, Surveillance, Muslim Students Association, University of North Carolina, Dhs, Homeland Security, UC Berkeley, Twitter, New York Police Department, Department of Homeland Security, University of California, DREAM Act, Private Security Contractors, SWAT Team, Repress U, Fbi, Sevis, College News

Since 9/11, the homeland security state has come to campus just as it has come to America's towns and cities, its places of work and its houses of worship, its public space and its cyberspace.

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Can Baby Brains Point Way To Smarter Computers?

Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Video, University of California, Computers, UC Berkeley, Baby Brain, Alison Gopnik, Psychologist, Computer Science, Babies, Science News

By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 03/13/2012 01:49 PM EDT on LiveScience Cognitive scientists hope to bottle up a baby's...

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Study Reveals Hopeful News For California Prisons

AP | DON THOMPSON | Posted 05.09.2012

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A sharp reduction in prison crowding is giving officials in the nation's largest state prison system breathing space to ret...

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The 23 Colleges With The Most School Spirit

Posted 03.07.2012

Do you love wearing your school colors or attending sports games? You might want to go to a college with a lot of school spirit! Inside College r...

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UC Davis Pepper Spray Report May Not Be Released

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Ucpd, Linda Katehi, Occupy Cal, College Protesters, Demonstrators, UC Berkeley, Mark Yudof, Uc Davis Pepper Spray, Investigation, Pepper Spraying, Education, Video, University of California, Uc Campus Police, Kroll Security Group, College News, UC Davis, University of California Police Department, College News

A task force investigating the pepper spraying of protesters at University of California, Davis cannot release their report to the public because of a...

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It's Now Cheaper To Go To School At Harvard Than In Cal State

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: UC Santa Cruz, California State University, Tuition Hikes, Student Debt, California Budget Cuts, UC Berkeley, Financial Aid, Harvard, Student Loans, Ivy Leagues, Yale, Student Protests, University of California, Princeton, College News, Cal State, Education Cuts, Cost of College, College News

Going to school at Harvard University is cheaper than attending a public university in California. According to the Bay Area News Group, a "family ...

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UC Berkeley Student In Coma After Falling Off Frat House

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Student Injured, Uc Student, California Student, Student in Coma, University of California, College News, Mary Kusmiss, UC Berkeley, Berkeley Police, Daily Californian, Andrew Crowley, College Student, College News

A student at the University of California, Berkeley is in a coma and listed in critical condition after falling nearly three stories off of the side o...

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UC Berkeley Sells Million-Dollar Artwork For Mere Hundreds... Oops!

The Huffington Post | Caitlin Brown | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: UC Berkeley, Huntington Gardens, Art News, Sargent Johnson, College News, College News

That one man's trash is another's treasure plays out ever too fittingly in recent UC Berkeley news. In 2011, the Huntington acquired a redwood pane...

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Chancellor Birgeneau Told Officials 'Don't Back Down' After Batons Used On Protesters

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Aclu, Foia, Occupy Cal, University of California, Police Violence, Occupy Protesters, Occupy Wall Street, UC Berkeley, Occupy Oakland, Aclu Northern California, Police Clash, Wendy Brown, Robert Birgeneau, Baton Use, Video, College News

NEW YORK -- Newly released emails show University of California, Berkeley officials did not initially object to the use of batons on nonviolent protes...

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Occupy The Truth: Whistleblowers Conference Rolls Into UC Berkeley

Greg Archer | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Government, Government Bailout, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Activism, College, Federal Government, Protest, Occupy Wall Street, Government Spending, UC Berkeley, Bradley Manning, Bradley Manning Wikileaks, #Occupywallstreet, Annie Sprinkle, Occupy Movement, Video, Naomi Pitcairn, San Francisco News

An upcoming three-day political huddle, dubbed "Occupy the Truth: Whistleblowers Conference," piqued my interest. Think of it as an advocate/activist/info-gathering fest.

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"I’ve Never Met A Person I Couldn’t Call A Beauty."

Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: UC Berkeley, Andy Warhol Art, Andy Warhol, Video, Andy-Warhol-Polaroids, Polaroids, Berkeley Art Museum, Andy Warhol Portrait, Arts News

Andy Warhol reportedly once said, "I have Social Disease. I have to go out every night. If I stay home one night I start spreading rumors to my dogs."...

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University Of California vs. Asian Americans?

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: U.C. Berkeley, Asian Americans College, Out-of-State Tuition, In-State Tuition, Uc Schools, California Budget Cuts, Asian Americans Uc Schools, U.C. San Diego, Asian American Students, Asian Americans in University of California System Decrease, China, San Francisco News

As the University of California looks to shore up its shaky financial situation in the face of decreased funding from Sacramento, the system's effort ...

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From Homeless Barracks to U.C. Berkeley: The Jamal Samuel Story

Linnie Frank Bailey | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Riverside, UC Berkeley, Linnie Frank Bailey, Valley Life Today, Homelessness, Jamal Samuel, Path of Life, Moreno Valley, North High School, Los Angeles News

The road to U.C. Berkeley was not an easy one for Moreno Valley's Jamal Samuel. Unbeknownst to most of his fellow students and teachers, Jamal spent his junior and senior year of high school at a homeless shelter.

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Anti-Semitism Claims Against UC Berkeley Dismissed

AP | Posted 02.28.2012

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BERKELEY, Calif. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two Jewish students who claimed the University of California, Berkeley, fost...

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U.C. Berkeley Anti-Semitism Lawsuit Dismissed

Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Palestine, U.C. Berkeley, Students for Justice in Palestine, Muslim Students Association, Jessica Felber, u.s. Berkeley Anti-Semitism Lawsuit, Berkeley Anti-Semitism Lawsuit, Mark Yudof, Israel, Husam Zakharia, Apartheid Week, San Francisco News

A lawsuit by a Jewish U.C. Berkeley student claiming university officials did little to prevent the harassment of Jewish students during a protest eve...

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FINALLY: UC Berkeley Students Get A Break

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Uc Berkeley Middle Class, Occupy Berkeley, Uc Berkeley Occupy Movement, Uc Berkeley Tuition Increase, Uc Berkeley Middle Class Price Break, UC Berkeley, Uc Berkeley Cost, Uc Berkeley Tuition, Occupy Wall Streets, Uc Berkeley Middle Class Tuition, Uc Berkeley Middle Class Discount, Occupy Colleges, San Francisco News

While local support for the Occupy movement has been wavering, it seems the climate it created is starting to take place at one of the group's main ta...

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UC Berkeley Reopens Building After Fuel Spill

AP | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: UC Berkeley, Berkeley Reopens, The West, UC Berkeley Fuel Spill, Berkeley, College News

BERKELEY, Calif. — University of California, Berkeley officials on Monday reopened a campus building closed after 1,700 gallons of diesel fuel s...

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WATCH: Two Oil Spills Reach San Francisco Bay

Robin Wilkey | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Uc Berkeley Diesel Spill, Video, Oil Spill, Diesel Spill, San Francisco Oil Spill, UC Berkeley, Uc Berkeley Oil Spill, Uc Oil Spill, Berkeley Oil Spill, Strawberry Creek Oil Spill, San Francisco News

On Sunday, a sinking tugboat in Richmond began leaking oil into the surrounding water. And on Saturday evening, a fuel leak at UC Berkeley's Stanley H...

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When Jews in Berkeley Vote to Cut Support for Israel

Bradley Burston | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Jews, Boycott, Haaretz, Israel-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine. Palestinians, UC Berkeley, Hillel, Israel, United States, Bradley Burston, San Francisco, American Jews, Judaism, World News

Last week, when the Berkeley Jewish Student Union voted to bar J Street's student organization from membership, the message it sent was regrettably clear: The choice is up to you -- you can be welcomed as a Jew, or you can speak your mind on Israel.

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Campus Police Violence Is Nothing New In California

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Video, Occupy Cal, Uc Chancellor, University of California, Police Violence, Occupy Protesters, Ucla, Occupy Wall Street, Wheeler Hall, Katehi, Robert Birgenau, UC Berkeley, Pepper Spray, Mark Yudof, UC Davis, Brazil Report, California Protests, College News

When students at the University of California, Berkeley, attempted to set up an Occupy Wall Street encampment, campus police answered on Nov. 9 with t...

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