The Student Life · Berkeley, CA
This semester, I noticed that blue-haired students kept spawning. Intrigued, I approached nine of these students to find out how this trend came out of the blue. Though there were shared sentiments among students — being blue helped them stand out, pushed back against stereotypes or brought them closer to themselves and others — everyone had a different story to share. My first exposure to a blue-haired person at the Claremont Colleges was my first-year fall, when Phoebe Fogel SC ’28 and I took “Introductory Ancient Greek.” Fogel, a Classics and English major from Massachusetts, dyed her hair blue the summer before her senior year of high school. Her explanation: “I just think it looked cool.” I soon found out that many of my blue-haired subjects are new to the 5Cs, including Miriam Allen SC ’30 and Walker Lewis PO ’30. Allen and Lewis, who both hail from Berkeley, California, felt that changing their hair solidified their sense of selves in moments of instability.
Berkeleyside · Berkeley, CA
P.E. will be mandatory for 9th and 10th graders starting next fall. BUSD has long postponed a decision on how to rejigger its bell schedule but time is running out.
Berkeleyside · Berkeley, CA
Also: A gathering to celebrate the recent volumes documenting the history Bay Area punk music and photography. And a Japanese pop-up event at BROC Cellars.
Berkeleyside · Berkeley, CA
Voters approved six of the seven Berkeley measures on their ballots this year, but rejected a proposal to fund a regional public bank.
Berkeleyside · Berkeley, CA
The university had campaigned to free Paula Albornoz Hernandez, an asylum seeker from Colombia arrested at San Francisco airport on Oct. 30.
Berkeleyside · Berkeley, CA
Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. Have a tip for Nosh? Submit it here. Subscribing to the Nosh newsletter is the best way to stay up to date on all of the openings and closings, breaking news, deeper developments, and events in the East Bay food scene. Cafe Adeline Taking over a former antiques shop, this new Turkish cafe serving egg breakfasts, Turkish tea, omelettes, sandwiches and more soft opened Nov. 7 in South Berkeley. In a nod to the space’s history, the cafe is using antique cups and plates. Cafe Adeline 1999 Ashby Ave. (at Adeline Street), Berkeley Highwire The Bay Area coffee company opened its latest location Nov. 2 in central Alameda at the Star Harbor apartments. Like the local chain’s other coffeeshops, the new location serves a full range of Highwire coffees in addition to teas and baked goods.
Berkeleyside · Berkeley, CA
Google announced last week that if schools opt out of its AI feature, students will lose access to the search engine.
Berkeleyside · Berkeley, CA
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