Four dispensaries have begun selling marijuana for recreational use in Berkeley. This recent development is due to the passage of Prop 64, which legalized recreational use of marijuana in California in 2016.
The pressure to apply and go to a good college is considerable, but when making these decisions, it is often difficult for students to figure out what even makes a good school.
With already 13 Democratic candidates officially running for president in the year 2020, people who aren’t supporters of President Donald Trump may feel hopeful.
On Saturday, February 16, Benton Stevens, a seven-year-old boy in Austin, Texas, raised $5,000 by selling hot chocolate. Stevens put the proceeds towards building President Trump’s wall along the US-Mexico border.
When he died in 3500 BC, the Italian mountain mummy, Ötzi, had 61 tattoos. Scientists have discovered tattooing equipment predating even Ötzi. Tattoos, and the art of tattooing, have been around for a long time.
Although the Oscars were over two weeks ago, the impact of this year’s awards is significant, and remains a major topic of conversation and contention.
On February 22, 2019, Bay Area R&B artist Kehlani released her latest album, titled While We Wait. The album has pop, R&B, and soul influences, falling in trend with her previous music.
The 2020 Summer Olympics are coming. The 2020 summer games will make a return to Tokyo, Japan for the first time since 1964. While there are many mainstays returning once again to the Olympics, following is a list of all the sports that are either brand new, have been altered, or are coming back to
The month of March has just begun, which, in the sports world, signifies the beginning of March Madness, the NCAA Division I college men’s basketball tournament.
Following an undefeated regular season and winning the West Alameda County Conference, the Berkeley High School boys’ soccer team went on to conquer an even greater feat: winning the Division I North Coast Section championship.
Whether you’re walking through downtown, passing People’s Park, or riding BART, you see the effects of rising housing costs and the many other factors that contribute to the staggering rates of homelessness in our city.
Oakland teachers continue their strike, which began on Thursday, February 21, as the teacher union and district bargain on a deal. Teachers, who have been without a contract since July 1, 2017, are striking for a contract that ensures a 12 percent raise over three years, smaller class sizes, and more nurses and counselors for
As of February 1, 2019, the City of Berkeley’s Homeless Fund has received over $230,000 in donations. The Fund was created in 2017 in response to Berkeley’s large and steadily growing homeless population.
On February 6, Berkeley Housing Opportunities for Municipal Employees, an organization founded in 2017, presented an innovative plan to the Berkeley Unified School District to create affordable housing for BUSD educators.
People painting their faces Black, often cartoonishly, is a concept that has lasted throughout the enslavement and institutional oppression of Black people in the United States.
Last month, Representative Ilhan Omar lit up the news in her response to Representative Kevin McCarthy’s accusation that wealthy Jewish leaders buy elections.
Each Small Learning Community at Berkeley High School is unique for its own reason. Arts and Humanities Academy focuses on all the arts, and one of its biggest annual events is the exhibition held to showcase the students’ work that took place on February 12 at the Kala Art Institute on San
“To make a long story short, my mother always had a gambling addiction which affected my family in every way you can imagine,” said Tony Truong, a student at Mt.
