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Saying 'I Do' To In-State Tuition

nytimes.com | TESS TOWNSEND | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Students worldwide compete to attend the University of California, Berkeley, considered one of the best universities in the United States. But econ...

Terrifying! Law Students Face Off Before Sonia Sotomayor

blog.dailycal.org | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

About 2,000 undergraduates, graduate students, law students, mock trial high school students and interested adults crowded into Zellerbach Hall Wednes...

In California, A Fight For Public Education

Neon Tommy | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Ricardo Gomez has been arrested twice for standing up for what he believes in. The 21-year-old University of California, Berkeley senior is part o...

When Can Cops Gain Access to My Private Info on Facebook?

G.W. Schulz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
G.W. Schulz

While the entire picture of government surveillance and investigative tactics online isn't clear, pieces of the broader story have surfaced, helping citizens better understand what may happen to their personal information on the Internet.

Former Mich. Governor To Teach At Berkeley

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will teach at the University of California-Berkeley this semester, the school announced today. Granholm and he...

UC Berkeley Students Protest After Fee Hike Is Approved

Neon Tommy | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

A group of about forty protestors mobilized Friday morning around centers of student activity on the University of California Berkeley campus. ...

Global China Connection: From Columbia to Stanford and McGill

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Jim Luce

Hundreds of Chinese studies majors at top universities in North America have recently formed a network dedicated to forging new economic, cultural, and political links between East and West.

Daily Cal Editor Sued By Father Of Deceased Football Player

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

The editor of UC-Berkeley's student paper, the Daily Californian, is being sued by the father of a late Berkeley football player, the paper reports. ...

UC Students Clash With Police Before Fee Hike Vote

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

SAN FRANCISCO — Police arrested and pepper-sprayed University of California students during a violent protest Wednesday over a proposed tuition ...

UC Berkeley To Lay Off 150 Employees

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

UC Berkeley will eliminate 280 positions -- laying off 150 employees -- in an effort to save $20 million per year, the Daily Californian reports. The...

UC Berkeley Chancellor Blames Arizona Shooting on 'Hateful Speech'

Adam Kissel | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Adam Kissel

Like many others in the news media and on blogs and Twitter, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau chose to put the blame for the shooting on the "climate" of speech in Arizona, while lamenting what he sees as similar problems at his own institution.

UC Not Obligated To Raise Pensions, Officials Say

sfgate.com | Nanette Asimov, Chronicle Staff Writer | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

The University of California is under no legal obligation to raise the pensions of its highest-paid executives, and it's too expensive to do so, UC Pr...

Berkeley Co-ops Crack Down on Drugs

Vallejo Times Herald | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Nine months after a UC Berkeley student overdosed on drugs, the university's 20 student-run cooperative houses are making it easier for residents to r...

WATCH: ODES TO GAGA: Performances By College Students Across America Inspired By Lady Gaga

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

Sure Lady Gaga has inspired a lot of Halloween costumes and questionable fashion trends, but the most aspirational thing about Gaga is her commitment ...

UC-Berkeley Cuts 5 Athletic Programs

dailycal.org | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Five teams will no longer represent UC Berkeley as intercollegiate sports starting at the end of the academic year as part of the effort to help susta...

The Impact Today and Tomorrow of Chalmers Johnson

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Steve Clemons

Chalmers Johnson led the way in understanding the dynamics of how states manipulated their policy conditions and environments to speed up economic growth. Johnson passed away Saturday; He was 79.

The 11 Best-Value Private Universities: Kiplinger List

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Last week Kiplinger, a private financial advising company, released its Special Report on Best College Values. Using Peterson's data on more than 600 ...

Watching PAC-10 Football On Campus: What To Eat, Drink, & Do

latimes.com | Ken Van Vechten, Special to Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Fall is in the air, and that means Pac-10 football. The powder blue- and tarnished cardinal-clad lads soon will embark to stadia across the West. As y...

JAZZ: The Innovative Intersection Of Physics And Jazz

wsj.com | STUART ISACOFFF | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

During the '90s, while Mr. Iyer was cultivating his artistic voice at late-night gigs, his daylight hours were spent working as a physics major at the...

UC Berkeley Criticized For March Protest Response

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

UC Berkeley police and administrators bungled their response to a November protest that ended in dozens of arrests and police beatings, an investigati...

When Activism Takes a Summer Break

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

We protested when the UC Regents proposed a 32% tuition increase across the entire system. Now, five months later, I seem to have forgotten about the issue. Why do we take summer breaks from caring?

Sam Stein

Romer's Departure Raises Questions And Concerns About White House's Economic Team

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Upon entering the White House in the winter of 2009, President Obama asked his economic team to come up with potential solutions to the economic crisi...

Obama Loses Second High-Level Aide This Summer

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Christina Romer, one of President Barack Obama's most pivotal economic advisers, is resigning, a change that comes as the White House struggles to sho...

Gulf Oil Spill Taints UC Berkeley's $500 Million-Dollar Deal With BP

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

BERKELEY, Calif. — BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley's research ...

INTERNET EARTH ART: Ken Goldberg

MementoMori | Ken Goldberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

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