The Bake Sale: A Personal Story
September 20, 2012 – 5:05 pm | 2 Comments

The Bake Sale: A Personal Story

On September 19, 2011 at 11:28pm I wrote three words that would change my life and the lives of several other people for several weeks to come, and perhaps even …

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The Bake Sale: A Personal Story
September 20, 2012 – 5:05 pm | 2 Comments
The Bake Sale: A Personal Story

The Bake Sale: A Personal Story

On September 19, 2011 at 11:28pm I wrote three words that would change my life and the lives of several other people for several weeks to come, and perhaps even …

Nad Permaul
June 18, 2012 – 2:06 pm | No Comment
Nad Permaul

When touring campus, potential Cal students are inevitably told about the virtues of the ASUC, ostensibly the sole remaining autonomous student government in all the land. This used to be true. Up until 1997, the …

Letter From the Editor September 2011
January 9, 2012 – 5:15 pm | No Comment
Letter From the Editor September 2011

Dear Patriot readers,
Welcome to our first issue of the 2011-12 school year! We have a lot of exciting plans for the upcoming year, starting with a new layout! Our layout editors Grace Meador and Lizhen …

Educational Innovation at UC Benefits All
September 1, 2010 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Educational Innovation at UC Benefits All

Revolutionary ideas rarely come unopposed. That’s why it was no surprise that almost immediately after Berkeley Law Dean Christopher Edley suggested establishing an online degree program for the University of California the suggestion came under …

Cal Rendition of the National Anthem Inappropriate
September 1, 2010 – 12:00 am | 2 Comments
Cal Rendition of the National Anthem Inappropriate

It’s a Cal football tradition. After the band concludes playing its traditional pump up pregame show, it leads the stadium, Cal and visiting fans alike, in a rendition of the national anthem: “And the rockets’ …

Upcoming California Ballot Initiatives: Propositions 13-17
May 1, 2010 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Upcoming California Ballot Initiatives: Propositions 13-17

Californians will vote on five ballot measures in the June 8 primary election, four of which have already created a significant amount of controversy. Proposition 14 would create an open primary system for state elections, …

UC Racial Tension Revisited: UCSD Racial Flare Sparks Protests at Cal
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am | No Comment
UC Racial Tension Revisited: UCSD Racial Flare Sparks Protests at Cal

Racial tensions broke out across the UC system last month after a UC San Diego fraternity hosted a controversial “Compton Cookout” party. The incident was followed by the discovery of a noose on the San …

Schwarzenegger Depends on Federal Money to Close Budget Gap: Failure May Result in More Cuts to State Services
February 1, 2010 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Schwarzenegger Depends on Federal Money to Close Budget Gap: Failure May Result in More Cuts to State Services

Governor Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders are counting on the federal government to provide the state with funding to help stave off a massive $19.9 billion budget deficit that may result in significant spending cuts should …

Why Professor Lakoff is Wrong: UC Berkeley Linguistics Professor George Lakoff Sees “Two-Thirds Rules” as “Minority Rule”
February 1, 2010 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Why Professor Lakoff is Wrong: UC Berkeley Linguistics Professor George Lakoff Sees “Two-Thirds Rules” as “Minority Rule”

George Lakoff has a way with words. The UC Berkeley linguistics professor has spent a great deal of his career commenting on the ways that conservatives have used rhetoric to frame the political landscape to …

UC Berkeley’s 21st Nobel Laureate: Oliver Williamson’s Nobel Prize in Economics
December 1, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment
UC Berkeley’s 21st Nobel Laureate: Oliver Williamson’s Nobel Prize in Economics

On October 12 UC Berkeley added another Nobel Laureate to its roster of twenty previous winners. Haas School of Business emeritus professor Oliver Williamson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on …