Photos shared on social media this week appeared to show workers scrubbing off an FTX logo from the turf on California Memorial Stadium.
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UC Berkeley can’t build new softball complex without more environmental review, judge rules
Residents of Panoramic Hill sued the university to get it to further study the impacts of the $28 million project.
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With some ‘soul searching,’ and fundraising, UC Berkeley slashes its deficit
Cal is on track for a two-thirds reduction in its $150 million deficit by July. How was that progress made, and what challenges remain?
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UC Berkeley visitor center to open at Memorial Stadium
The Koret Visitor Center will be a place that champions the campus’s accomplishments while welcoming in future generations of Berkeley students, their families and the general public.
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
East Bay writer and urban farmer Novella Carpenter will be at the Claremont branch of the Berkeley library today at 4 p.m. Photo: courtesy Novella Carpenter NOVELLA CARPENTER AT THE LIBRARY Today, Friday, local writer, urban farmer, educator and activist Novella Carpenter will take part in a free author chat at the Claremont branch of the Berkeley Public Library. […]
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Breaking: Manchester United – San Jose Earthquakes game moved from Berkeley to San Jose
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney in a Premiership game last month. Photo: Rex Features via AP Images Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney in a Premiership game last month. Photo: Rex Features via AP Images UPDATE, 9:25 p.m.: The July 21 Manchester United vs. San Jose Earthquakes game will be played at Avaya Stadium in San Jose rather than Cal Memorial Stadium, […]
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There’s more to Berkeley’s Uncharted festival than ideas
Along with engaging with some of the world’s leading thinkers, Uncharted ticket-holders get to look forward to seeing (top to bottom, l to r): Vocal Rush, Michael LaMacchia 3o, Nell Robinson (l), Joyce Maynard, and Calvin Keys ticket-holders get to look forward to seeing (top to bottom, l to r): Vocal Rush, Michael LaMacchia 3o, Nell Robinson […]
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Berkeley Ideas Festival is just 6 weeks away; marriage equality pioneers Sandy Stier and Kris Perry will be there
Sandy Stier and Kris Perry who will be at Uncharted 2014 on Oct. 24-25 in downtown Berkeley. Photo: William Newton This year’s Uncharted: The Berkeley Festival of Ideas 2014 is just six weeks away. Happening in downtown Berkeley on Friday Oct. 24 and Saturday Oct. 25, the Bay Area’s only ideas festival promises to be one of the most memorable […]
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Uncharted Berkeley Ideas Festival: What’s it all about?
Uncharted: The Berkeley Festival of Ideas is coming to downtown Berkeley on Oct. 24-25. You may have heard about Uncharted, either recently, or last year, when the inaugural festival was held to much acclaim. But what is an ideas festival? What happens there? Why should you come? Check out the snappy video above which was created to answer those questions, […]
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Soccer mania hits Berkeley, as do crowds, traffic
Around 62,000 people watched Inter Milan beat Real Madrid at Cal Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Photo: Julia Flynn Siler Soccer mania hit Berkeley on Saturday when Real Madrid played Inter Milan at Cal Memorial Stadium, in a game that drew more than 62,000 spectators. Inter Milan and Real Madrid tied 1-1. Then, after regulation time, Inter Milan […]
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With big soccer game approaching, UC Berkeley addresses impacts from Memorial Stadium
Cal’s Memorial Stadium has a a capacity of over 60,000 and regularly draws large crowds to the area. Photo: John Morgan Cal’s Memorial Stadium has a a capacity of over 60,000 and regularly draws large crowds to the area. Photo: John Morgan Representatives from the city of Berkeley and Cal invited residents near Memorial Stadium […]
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Real Madrid to play Inter Milan on grass (!) at UC Berkeley
Real Madrid star player Cristiano Ronaldo likes pointing to himself. Photo: RealMadrid.com Real Madrid and Inter Milan will meet in the first-ever international soccer match at Cal Memorial Stadium on July 26. For fans of what the rest of the world calls football, the chance to see two of the most storied teams in the game on […]
