Bodie Feinberg

Position

Developer

Graduation

Class of 2023

Netflix Brings Grishaverse Novels to Life in ‘Shadow & Bone’

Entertainment

Netflix’s collaboration with best-selling author Leigh Bardugo seeks to adapt the wildly successful Grishaverse series in a Game of Thrones -esque style with Shadow and Bone. The highly anticipated Netflix original series restructures the timeline of the books with the combination of both its namesake trilogy and the second extension of the Grishaverse, Six of Crows.

Is it Ethical to Pirate Entertainment?

Entertainment

As stay-at-home orders continue into 2021, the demand for cheap and easy entertainment has continued to rise, which unsurprisingly means digital piracy has seen a massive resurgence.

Trans Artist SOPHIE Dies

Entertainment

SOPHIE, a pioneer in the hyperpop space who captivated listeners with an avant-garde style mixing and matching pop and EDM, passed away early this year at the age of 34.   Though SOPHIE’s music will live on and continue to inspire future musicians, the loss of the artist will undoubtedly be felt in the pop community

Amanda Gorman Inspires the Nation With Her Inaugural Poem

Entertainment

Amanda Gorman, the first youth poet laureate of the United States, garnered national recognition after performing her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, making her the youngest inaugural poet in history.

A Berkeley Police Department car drives through Berkeley, where protests in 2020 revealed the flaws of the police — something television fails to do.

‘Copaganda’ Shows Hide Failures of Police

Opinion

Police procedurals have been a staple of the entertainment industry since the inception of TV, from America’s longest-running prime time television show Cops, to contemporary takes on the genre like Criminal Minds and Brooklyn 99.

Tesla is one of multiple businesses fleeing California

California Shouldn’t Lower Taxes to Appease Tech Giants

Opinion

The past month has seen a mass exodus from Silicon Valley, with tech giants Tesla, Oracle, and HP announcing their departure from California in quick succession.

Adult-age Berkeley residents can receive tattoos at Industrial Tattoo and Piercing, a local shop on Dwight Way.

Legalizing Tattoos for Minors is the Lesser of Two Evils

Opinion

Minors’ right to get tattoos is a heavily debated issue, which is evident in the great variance of regulations from state to state. The vast majority of states allow minors to legally get tattoos if certain requirements are met, such as a parent’s signature, parental presence, or safety certifications.

Mural at Thousand Oaks Elementary School depicts Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris alongside other important women.

Berkeley Should Not Rename Thousand Oaks after Kamala Harris

Opinion

Kamala Harris is set to be the first woman of color in the vice presidency, and her meteoric rise has caused many Berkeley residents to call for her East Bay roots to be honored by renaming a school after her.

The once bustling BHS hallways remain empty as COVID-19 forces students to attend classes from home.

As COVID-19 Cases Fall, BHS Should Aim for a Hybrid Reopening

Opinion

As COVID-19 cases steadily decline in Alameda County, the necessity of continuing distance learning at Berkeley High School has been brought into question.

UC Berkeley Professor Jennifer Doudna poses with CRISPR model.

Berkeley Scientist Jennifer Doudna Wins Nobel Prize In Chemistry

News

On October 8, University of California Berkeley professor and prolific biochemist Jennifer Doudna won the 2020 Nobel prize in chemistry, alongside fellow scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier.

California’s Mandated Ethnic Studies Bill Progresses Despite Criticism

News

On August 31, the California State Assembly and Senate passed AB 331, a bill that states that all California schools must include a semester of ethnic studies in their graduation requirements.

As California Struggles to Manage Wildfires, Health Problems Ensue

News

California’s worst fire season to date was started by a rare mid-August lightning storm. Since the freak weather incident, wildfires have raged across the state, fueled by an increasingly drier and hotter California.

BHS College Counseling and Academic Support Resources Move Online

News

As the first weeks of school come to an end, administrators, counselors, and other support staff continue their work to improve and adapt support services to overcome the obstacles that distance learning presents.