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Screen on the Green, and Updates On Upcoming Events |
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Written by Meghana Dhar and Will Smelko
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Thursday, 13 November 2008 22:16 |
Screen on the Green was successful. We entertained approximately 150 students, who came to watch A Nightmare Before Christmas at Memorial Glade on October 29, 2008. Brian Jang, who is the director for Screen on the Green, did a great job making sure that the event ran smoothly. We will be hosting Screen on the Green again, and we hope to see you at one in the future.
Additionally, we are excited about the events that we have planned for the rest of the school year.
Tastes of Berkeley - This event will be held in early February and is an exploration of local Berkeley cuisine made available to students in Lower Sproul. Local shops will come to campus and offer samples to Berkeley students so that we know about the wonderful food around our campus. (led by Christina Lee and Evelyn Yu)
Speaker Series - Beginning in Feburary and through the rest of the school year, we will host a series of political and business speakers and panels we bring to campus to encourage our intellectual community. (led by Parth Bhatt and Rohan Wagle)
Week of Perspectives - The Week of Perspectives is a week long event held in mid-April leading up to the cultural show From All Perspectives. We will have singing, dancing and other cultural performances on Sproul for students to enjoy. |
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More Campus Faculty Meet Textbook Deadline |
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Written by Valerie Woolard
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Sunday, 02 November 2008 23:05 |
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This news article was published in the Daily Cal on October 16, 2008, and can also be viewed at: http://www.dailycal.org/article/103139/more_campus_faculty_meet_textbook_deadline_ About 31 percent of UC Berkeley faculty members met the Cal Student Store's Wednesday deadline to select textbooks for next semester, a jump of more than 10 percentage points from this semester's compliance rate.
The deadlines-one in the fall and one in the spring-were set more than a decade ago for professors to submit the names of textbooks they plan on using so the store can save money by buying used instead of new copies and pass these discounts on to students.
Students saved about $400,000 during the first two weeks of this semester by buying used books instead of new, said Jeff Deutsch, director of the Cal Student Store. He said that by conservative estimates, students could save twice as much if all professors submitted their selections on time.
However, only 17 to 23 percent of professors have historically complied with the deadlines. Deutsch said he was pleased with the progress.
"It's a good start. We've got a long way to go," he said.
Throughout this semester, Academic Affairs Vice President Carlo de la Cruz and ASUC Senator Tu Tran have spearheaded a publicity effort to encourage faculty to meet the textbook deadline. |
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