Daily Archives: November 14, 2011
The Berkeley Wire: 11.14.11
Jesse Kornbluth: If they’ll beat a poet laureate, will they kill a student? [HuffPo]
UC Berkeley, Oakland brace for Occupy clashes [Chronicle]
Cal marketing prof honored for pay-what-you-want pricing research [NewsWise]
Cal students call for resignation of top UC Berkeley officials [Daily Cal]
Mario Savio Memorial Lecture moved to Sproul Plaza [Daily Planet]
Berkeley pays $250k to settle lawsuit with fired planner [City of Berkeley]
Autumn leaves by sisterfish3/Berkeleyside Flickr pool
For when that disaster comes, Berkeleyans, be prepared
By Dave Peattie
When there is a major disaster in the Bay Area, help may take a long time to arrive, as the recent hurricane in New Orleans and earthquakes in Japan, Haiti, and Turkey have shown.
The Berkeley Disaster Preparedness Neighborhood Network (BDPNN), a nongovernmental organization, wants to help residents survive a disaster by being organized and prepared.
The BDPNN will hold a hands-on medical practice session Thursday November 17 with Barbara Morita, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for the Alameda Health Consortium, and a member of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT). It will take place at 6:30 pm, at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall (corner of Cedar and Bonita).
After Oakland eviction, Occupy focus shifts to UC Berkeley
With the dismantling by police of the Occupy Oakland camp early this morning, the Occupy focus has shifted to UC Berkeley where students are preparing to hold a general strike on Tuesday. Reports suggest that Occupy Oakland protesters may march to Berkeley to join Occupy Cal demonstrations tomorrow too.
But plans by protesters to demonstrate at a Regents’ meeting scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday this week at Mission Bay have been foiled, as the meeting has been rescheduled at the advice of law enforcement officials.
Meanwhile, the violence used by police on November 9th continues to draw comment. Writing in the Huffington Post, cultural commentator Jesse Kornbluth points to reports that say several UC Berkeley faculty were assaulted in the clashes, as well as students. They included 70-year-old former Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Hass, and English Professors Celeste Langan and Geoffrey O’Brien.
Cal professor Robert Reich, who is delivering the Mario Savio Memorial Lecture tomorrow, has agreed to move its venue from the Pauley Ballroom to the Mario Savio Steps in Sproul Plaza at the request of the Occupy Cal General Assembly. … Continue reading »
Berkeley fitness-for-all program marks one-year birthday
By Rachel Trachten
This week, the BORP Fitness Center at the Ed Roberts Campus celebrated its one-year birthday. The center, which offers yoga and movement classes for people of all abilities, is just one example of the wealth of activities at the one-year-old campus which is a national model for disability rights and universal access.
“We integrate people with and without disabilities in our classes,” says Program Director and Fitness Coordinator Reba Knickerbocker. “Our instructors are happy to modify for any ability level. Just tell the instructor what you’re there to do.” In a typical week, choices might incluce Kripalu Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Core Conditioning, Feldenkrais, Tai Chi/Qi Gong, Zumba, and more. … Continue reading »
Trey McIntyre: Earning recognition from a base in Boise
By Lou Fancher
Trey McIntyre is bringing his Boise-based dance company to Cal Performances’ Zellerbach Hall on November 18th and, along with it, a paradox.
The Trey McIntyre Project (TMP) began as a pick-up company in 2004. During summer months, the towering dance maker (at 6’6” tall, he’s hard to miss,) and his treasure trove of talented professionals, bounced across the country to roaring success and rave reviews. Already one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch”, McIntyre spent the rest of the season earning accolades and commissions to choreograph for Oregon Ballet Theatre, Ballet Memphis, Washington Ballet, and the Bay Area’s Smuin Ballet, Diablo Ballet and Sacramento Ballet. His was a sweet gig. … Continue reading »
