A selection of photographs from Cal Day, an Undergraduate Workers Union protest and the Berkeley March for Science which all took place this weekend.
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Photos: Cal Day draws thousands to UC Berkeley campus
Cal Day 2015. Photo: Nancy Rubin The UC Berkeley campus was teeming with life and a host of free celebratory events on Saturday for the annual Cal Day. At its core, Cal Day is for newly admitted students, but a majority of the activities are designed to appeal to the broader community. Among the highlights this year were performances […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Christina Seely’s “JUGIS, Helios Arcticus,” part of the exhibition, Speed of Light, at The Brower Center, during its first-ever Earth Day Festival on Saturday. Photo: Courtesy the artist EARTH DAY The Brower Center is hosting its first-ever Earth Day Festival, on Saturday, April 18 from noon to 6 p.m. There will be hands-on workshops, live […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Cal Day is when UC Berkeley opens its gates to the world. Events include university tours, hundreds of booths, live music and kids’ activities. Photo: Ted Friedman CAL DAY This year, Cal Day‘s theme is “One day. A million stories,” but it should probably be “One day. A million things to do.” The annual UC Berkeley […]
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Cal Day: When UC Berkeley opens its doors to the world
The Cal Band play on the UC Berkeley campus on Cal Day 2013, Saturday April 20. Photo: Siciliana Trevino Every year, UC Berkeley throws its campus open to all-comers to showcase what the university has to offer. On Saturday April 20, an estimated 45,000 current and prospective students and their families attended Cal Day 2013, the school’s official open […]
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The It List: Five Things to do in Berkeley this weekend
IMAGINE NONVIOLENCE In response to the March 16 shooting at the club, which injured two employees, and violence in general, Ashkenaz is sponsoring an event called “Imagining Nonviolence” on Friday April 19. “This event explores, celebrates, and shares numerous ways that we heal from violence, individually and within community. Starting with a hands-on healing art workshop, participants will […]
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Laundry-folding robot and Wolof in one lesson: It’s Cal Day
Visitors will find the frivolous as well as the serious at Cal Day. Photo: Colby Gutierrez-Kraybill If you want to count the number of events at tomorrow’s Cal Day, go ahead. After Berkeleyside counted the 88 events that start at 10 a.m., we gave up. Which is another way of saying that if you can’t […]