Sakura Cannestra
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UC Berkeley spring 2020 undergraduate courses to default to pass/no pass grading
Due to the midsemester change to virtual classes in light of COVID-19, all spring 2020 undergraduate courses will default to the pass/no pass grading scale. → Read More
CA Gov. Gavin Newsom issues statewide ‘stay at home’ order
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered a statewide “stay at home” to begin Thursday night, following many counties in the state that are already sheltering in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. → Read More
Here’s how UC Berkeley is supporting students in the COVID-19 pandemic
Campus officials have outlined plans for how student services are being offered online or with limited hours, supporting students as they work from home. → Read More
Pac-12 cancels all competitions over COVID-19 concerns
The Pac-12 announced Thursday that all tournaments, including the remainder of the men’s basketball competition, be canceled until further notice. → Read More
LIVE: Updates on the COVID-19 situation in Berkeley
Here's what we know about the city of Berkeley and UC Berkeley's campus response to COVID-19, more colloquially known as coronavirus. → Read More
LIVE: Results for the 2020 California primary election results
The Daily Californian will continually update this page as the county's results for the 2020 California primaries come in. Polls closed March 3 at 8 p.m. → Read More
Man attacked with belt in South Berkeley on Adeline Street
An 80-year-old man was attacked while walking on Adeline Street near Alcatraz Avenue in the early morning Feb. 26, according to a Berkeley Police Department Nixle Alert. → Read More
Lesbian love songs that must be on your playlist
If you’re a woman who loves women, then check out these bops to get you in the groove to make a move. → Read More
UC President Janet Napolitano announces resignation after 6 years
UC President Janet Napolitano announced that she will step down from her position by August 1, 2020 during Wednesday’s UC Board of Regents meeting. → Read More
Getting bear-y comfortable
In a place so removed from what’s familiar — peoples’ first time living away from home — why should we be denying ourselves the tiny comforts that we have? → Read More
UCOP to march with UC Berkeley and UCSF in Oakland Pride Parade
The University of California Office of the President, or UCOP, will participate in the Oakland Pride Parade for the first time Sept. 8. → Read More
Column | Becoming my own hero
All of us are growing and learning every day — tomorrow, I’ll be a slightly wiser version of myself today. So I try to acknowledge the growth I’ve made, because I am the hero 12-year-old me hoped to grow up to be. → Read More
Prove your 'new year, new you'
New gym memberships and gym usage in general tends to peak in January every year, and this is no coincidence. The most common New Year’s resolutions in 2018 were eating healthier, working out more and spending less money, according to YouGov, and past polls indicate that it’s been a commonRead More… → Read More
ASUC Senate passes changes to election campaign finance bylaws at special senate meeting
At the meeting, Chief Legal Officer Claire Goudy walked the senate through some changes to a resolution editing the ASUC election campaign bylaws. → Read More
I spy a puzzle piece
I’ve tried to write this column in a few different ways, but every time I think of the first puzzle game I played or the most impactful game I played, I always think of another. One of those games, between the many video games and board games, was “I Spy Spooky Mansion.”Read More… → Read More
Berkeley police advise community to avoid flooded Ashby Avenue
Ashby Avenue is flooding beneath the Interstate 80 overpass because of the weather, according to a Berkeley Police Department Nixle alert sent about 10 a.m. Wednesday. → Read More
UC Board of Regents discusses basic needs, hears concerns from students and UC workers
Nearly all of the students also echoed their support for contract bargaining by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, Local 3299. Members of AFSCME Local 3299 also gave public comment and urged the regents to stop outsourcing staff jobs to contract workers. → Read More
'Deltarune’ follows ‘Undertale’ legacy of lighthearted RPG experience
If you were one of the many die-hard fans of Toby Fox’s indie game “Undertale,” then “Deltarune” is definitely for you. If you weren’t, well, you should go play “Undertale” first, and then “Deltarune” will be for you. → Read More
Hundreds protest ASUC Senator Isabella Chow’s anti-LGBTQ+ statements at senate meeting
Before the meeting began, people gathered on Lower Sproul, carrying a banner that read, “Senator Chow Resign Now." Student Action, the party that Chow ran with, recently cut ties with her over the anti-LGBTQ+ comments she made during the Oct. 31 meeting. → Read More
ASUC Senate passes resolution to create police advisory board
This new advisory board would be independent of UCPD and of the ASUC. The senate also discussed Title IX and heard an announcement from the Berkeley Disaster Team, or BDT, regarding its program. → Read More