Daily Archives: August 18, 2011
The Berkeley Wire: 08.18.11
UC sets aside scarce funds for merit raises to faculty, non-union staff [Chronicle]
Police arrest five teens linked to Albany, Berkeley robberies [Patch]
“Extreme scenarios” for Cal football: best and worst case (very funny) [ESPN]
Getting lost and found in Berkeley — freshman special [Daily Cal]
Cal dominates Folsom triathlon [Folsom Telegraph]
Photo of “Foggy Strawberry” by 2812 Photography/Berkeleyside Flickr pool
East Bay Mini-Maker Faire calls for makers, performers
The first edition of the East Bay Mini-Maker Faire last October took place in a torrential downpour, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of a few thousand visitors curious about the makers and crafters showing their work.
The second edition, to be held on Sunday, October 16, again on the campus of Park Day School in Oakland’s Temescal district, is planning to be bigger and better — and drier. They’ve issued a call for “Makers, Performers and Crafters” … Continue reading »
Joint campus and city police patrol resumes on southside
A joint police patrol by the University of California Police Department and the Berkeley Police Department which launched last year will resume in south Berkeley neighborhoods tonight. The initiative, which aims to improve public safety at night and suppress violent crime, coincides with the start of the new academic year on campus.
By the time classes begin on Thursday next week, an estimated 6,300 undergraduates, including 690 international and 880 out-of-state students, will have moved in … Continue reading »
UC Berkeley’s Caltopia: The ultimate Town & Gown affair
This weekend, when around 30,000 students and faculty stroll through Caltopia, browsing the booths of more than 100 exhibitors, Berkeley’s two driving forces, the city and its university, will be pitched in perfect harmony. And Berkeleyside will be there to sing along too.
Caltopia was launched nine years ago as a way for Berkeley businesses to welcome Cal students, both current and new, back to school. The event runs on Sunday and Monday this year, and classes start up … Continue reading »
Out in Berkeley: The highly talented BHS Jazz Ensemble
Living in Berkeley, it’s easy to take the Berkeley High jazz program for granted. Every few years, a new generation of ambitious students emerges from the jazz ensemble and heads off to music programs in New York, Boston and Los Angeles.
Since the mid 1970s, no high school in the United States has produced more world-class jazz talent than Berkeley High.
A short, and by no means complete, list of major artists who describe their BHJB experience as essential to … Continue reading »
