The parents and teachers from Alliance Academy Middle School have been protesting the horrible conditions at the school. Their complaints have fallen on deaf ears up until now and to make matters worse a video has been released showing a female middle schooler going after...
Watching a movie at the Grand Lake Theater is a different experience entirely from other mega corporate movie chains. At Grand Lake Theater you get the beautifully ornate interiors and the screens are large and have the old school red velvet curtains. Instead of listing...
I’m not exactly sure how I heard of Violent Vickie, but I’m glad I did. I know it had something to do with Facebook, or SoundCloud, or both. I started following her on Facebook and was intrigued by her frequent posts about the track she...
I just walked by two girls that looked young enough to be in high school, standing on the corner of 2nd and International asking every dude that walked by if they wanted to “spend some time with them.” The white dude in front of me...
When Sood of GoBanter fame asked us Berkeley student folk what popular restaurants or hole-in-the-walls are in Berkeley, what immediately came to mind were the two restaurants I frequent. Unfortunately, they are not cool hole-in-the-walls. I definitely enjoy and go to delicious eateries that abound...
Unlike many other cities where the hubs of activity are gathered in downtown, Berkeley’s shops, restaurants, and theaters are pocketed in different spots of the city, separated by stretches of quiet residential areas. Walking away from Cal along College Avenue, you’ll see restaurants ranging from...
The first day I tried Tacos Sinaloa, I indulged not once, not twice, but THRICE. Am I ashamed? Hell No. (The third go around, I was with two friends. We walked by and all looked at each other and hesitated. Then we agreed it would be...
The night of the Mayan Apocalypse, all the seats at La Peña Cultural Center were fully packed with two rows worth of audience members eagerly sitting cross-legged on the floor. Ensemble Mik Nawooj was playing all night and into the end of the world. ...
I just came back from Commonwealth Cafe & Pub and I all I can think about is how it’s one of those places I want to like. Don’t get me wrong; the food is good, the atmosphere is great! I want to like Commonwealth, but...
The world isn’t ending tomorrow. As much as everyone is afraid (or secretly hoping) it might be so. Let’s just pretend for a moment that we were in the last day on earth, what music we would listen to while we wait for the big...
