SF News Cal Starts Quidditch League, Dorkiness Ensues Last Thursday, the fledgling UC Berkeley Quidditch League held its first try outs for a new quidditch team at Cal. For those who have either spent the last decade in a vegetative state
SF News Bill Clinton Coming to UC Berkeley Former US President Bill Clinton will come to UC Berkeley on Feb 24 in an event sponsored by the Blum Center for Developing Economies. The Daily Cal reports: "Preparations to have Clinton
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Some sort of A mardi gras parade, as shot by sluj, who writes, "I was in the kitchen, frying up an egg when I heard horns. Dashed out to find a parade
SF News Checking In Regarding Those Hikers Still Held Hostage in Iran It's now been over six months since those three Berkeley grads were taken hostage by the Iranian government after mistakenly crossing the border into the country while hiking in Iraqi Kurdistan.
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... La Pena Culture Center wants to send "vibrant energy through drumming" to Haiti. What, no used yoga mats?
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Vandalism/stencil art in Berkeley by EndlessCanvas / EndlessCanvas.com.
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Found on Rose Street, around the corner from Fat Apple's, Mission taggers and street artists could never dream of reaching these heights of jarring creativity. Kudos to you, Berkeley.
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... SFist reader Liz Story came across a box of floppy disks, with a key to protect all that important data
SF News Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Cal's Max Zhang (7'3"!) signs autographs for young fans after an NCAA college basketball game against Oregon State on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Eric Fischer came across this Chadwick Guide Pocket Map of Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Piedmont, Emeryville, Albany, San Leandro.
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Dangerous rain in North Berkeley. Photo by George (via KRON 4 Viewer Weather Pictures).
SF News Oakland Couple Returns Home Safely From Haiti Last week, our old pal Zennie reported that progressive activist couple Walter Riley and Barbara Rhine, both of Oakland, were missing after being in Haiti at the time of last week's
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Loth, is seems, is love. And in Berkeley, what isn't dirty, stinky, oily love? But what is loth, you ask? According to The Daily Californian, it's a co-op:
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Avotcja at Rebecca's Books in Berkeley, during a poetry reading. (Remember to send SFist your most joyous and/or typical Berkeley pics to editor[at]sfist[dot]com, with "Meanwhile/
SF News Police Arrest Cal Protesters Early this morning, 65 protesters occupying UCB's Wheeler Hall were arrested. Joined by officers from other UC campuses, UC Berkeley police started arresting protesters at around 4:40 a.m., reports
SF News Congratulations, Cal Fulbright Scholars The kids at UC Berkeley have even more reason to brag about their top-ranked stoner school today. Cal will be sending two research students abroad to play beer pong in more esteemed
SF News Cops Get Tough With UC Berkeley Protesters Oh dear. We found this charming video, which you can view after the jump, over at SF Appeal. It seems that during today's UC Berkeley fee-hike protest, some students got
