For Berkeley Cyclists, Fear of Theft a Consta... Friday, Mar 14, 2008 | 7:18 am | By Sonja Sharp Widely considered one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country, Berkeley boasts bike paths and bike-only streets crisscrossing the grid. But for cyclists... |
NFL Disability Policies Debated in Lecture Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008 | 6:05 am | By Sonja Sharp Correction Appended A former NFL player and the president of the Boalt Disability Law Society questioned a lawyer for the San Francisco 49ers yesterday during... | ![]() |
Disability Placard Fraud Worries City Officia... Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 | 6:50 am | By Sonja Sharp One plastic hanger in your window could save you hundreds of dollars a year on parking, not to mention hours spent searching for a spot in a city notoriously di... |
Good Health Trickles Down to Mumbai Slums Monday, Feb 25, 2008 | 8:49 am | By Sonja Sharp MUMBAI, India-In her college-ruled notebook turned field guide, UC Berkeley engineer Elaine Yu jots down the price of a bucket of Asian Paints next to the mural... |
Editor's Note Monday, Feb 25, 2008 | 9:20 am | By Sonja Sharp, Anna Hiatt Usually when college students talk about their travels abroad, they're talking about a semester in Spain or backpacking across the Continent. But we wanted to b... |
RunningWolf Case Likely Headed for Trial Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008 | 5:00 am | By Sonja Sharp Despite the contention that hallucinogenic mushrooms are a part of Native American religious beliefs, an Alameda County judge ruled yesterday to uphold misdemea... |
News in Brief Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008 | 5:03 am | By Sonja Sharp The leader of the largest indoor marijuana growing operation in Berkeley history pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he had been cultivating plants in a Berke... |
Berkeley Repertory Theatre Receives $1 Millio... Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008 | 4:19 am | By Sonja Sharp In a dramatic culmination of 15 years of support, a local foundation awarded an unprecedented $1 million grant to the Berkeley Repertory Theatre last Thursday-a... |
Majority of Students Have Immigrant Backgroun... Tuesday, Dec 4, 2007 | 8:00 am | By Sonja Sharp The percentage of undergraduates at UC Berkeley who are immigrants or first-generation Americans is higher than on any other UC campus, according to a recently... |
For Weight Lifters, a Glove Fit for Fitness Tuesday, Nov 27, 2007 | 8:00 am | By Sonja Sharp At first glance, the remote sensor technology embedded in UC Berkeley graduate student Keng-hao Chang’s weight-lifting gloves look more like a throwback to th... |
Hawaiian, Polynesian Big Men Find Place at Ca... Friday, Nov 9, 2007 | 8:00 am | By Sonja Sharp Cal freshman football player Savai’i Eselu eagerly awaits care-packages from home, but unlike most of his dormmates from California, Eselu is expecting three... |
Southside Crimes Worry Students Thursday, Nov 1, 2007 | 7:00 am | By Sonja Sharp Liz Forma was studying in the Free Speech Movement Cafe in Moffitt Library when she got the call—someone had broken into her apartment while she was in class... |
Ex-Ambassador Speaks On Rwandan Genocide Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 | 7:00 am | By Sonja Sharp Speaking in Wheeler Hall last night, former Rwandan ambassador to the U.S. Theogene Rudasingwa described to students how, as a doctor by training, he was thrust... |
South Berkeley Fire Destroys Two Cars, Mo-Ped... Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 | 7:00 am | By Sonja Sharp Several residents of an apartment building in South Berkeley are looking for a place to spend the night after a fire sparked in their garage, destroyed two cars... |
Landlords Say City Rent Ceiling Increase Too ... Tuesday, Oct 16, 2007 | 7:00 am | By Sonja Sharp Correction AppendedThe Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board voted last night to increase rent ceilings in the city by 2.2 percent, a rate that some landlords say i... |