Human rights fellowship available for University of California students, due Feb. 25
Blog entry by Emilie Raguso.
Last updated at Sun, 14 Feb at 2:49pm.

The Human Rights Fellowship Program offers students on six UC campuses the chance to conduct fieldwork in human rights and present their projects at a fall conference. The Fellowship award is $4,500 and the deadline for application is Feb. 25.

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East Bay's Frugal Foodies: Adventures in community, cuisine
Article by Emilie Raguso.
Last updated at Sun, 17 Jan at 8:21pm.

In Moses Ceaser’s home, there can’t be too many cooks in the kitchen.

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New Year's Eve in Oakland and around the Bay Area
Article by Kwan Booth.
Last updated at Wed, 30 Dec at 12:40pm.

The new year is almost here and there are tons of ways you can say goodbye to the 1st decade of the century and get ready to usher in the next. There's a long list of events from the wild ruckus to quiet reflections.

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Q&A: Antonio Yip Wlassowsky on UC Berkeley Mixed Student Union
Article by George Kelly.
Last updated at Thu, 26 Nov at 5:14am.

Antonio Yip Wlassowsky (Berkeley, '10) is the president of UC Berkeley's Mixed Stu

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Student Protests at UC Headquarters-PHOTOS
Article by Kwan Booth.
Last updated at Tue, 24 Nov at 7:55am.

Monday afternoon approximtely 100 students and activists gathered outside the University of California headquarters in downtown Oakland chanting, holding signs high and demanding a meeting with UC President Mark Yudof.  

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UC Berkeley Protest: Oakland Students on Tuition Hike Effects
Article by Amy Gahran.
Last updated at Sun, 22 Nov at 3:06pm.

On Nov. 20, while protesters remained barricaded in rooms at the Wheeler Building, UC Berkeley, students from Oakland told OaklandLocal how the substantial tuition and fee increases announced this week will likely affect them.

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Violence erupts as UC Berkeley protests continue
Article by Amy Gahran.
Last updated at Sat, 21 Nov at 11:12am.

Today students at the University of California, Berkeley barricaded themselves into the Wheeler Building to protest the substantial tuition and fee hike at UC Berkeley. As of this writing, the standoff continues.

In the early afternoon, YouTube user Kurtjimi27 uploaded a video of UC Berkeley policy striking protesters:

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Indie culture alive and well in Oakland
Article by Emilie Raguso.
Last updated at Fri, 6 Nov at 6:38am.

If you’ve lived in Oakland long, you’ve probably seen them outside a dive bar or gallery, the skinny-jeaned hipsters with long bangs and eyeliner smoking in packs, possibly clutching cans of Pabst. For those who don’t know better, this manifestation of “indie,” or independent, culture may be as far as the idea goes.

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