In 2010, Herman von Rompuy, President of the European Council, sat on the floor of the European Parliament as Nigel Farage accused him of being “the a…
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Frank Ocean Decal Makes Waves Nationally , But Not For Berkeley’s Black Students
UC Berkeley is tough for everyone. From challenging academics to pricey housing and groceries, the stressors here are enough to wear any person out. P…
BPR Talks: What’s the Deal with Rent Control?
Our very own Hyung il Shim sits down with Nick Stabile, writer for the California section, for a conversation on Costa Hawkins, rent control, and how …
Clinton Defeats Trump: Polling Failure or Media Failure?
November 2, Election Day, 1948. Despite the best efforts of then-President Harry Truman, all major polls had long called the race for his challenger, …
Adpocalypse: How YouTube Demonetization Imperils the Future of Free Speech
For millions of YouTube content creators, a simple yellow dollar sign––signaling demonetization––portends the destruction of their entire career, and …
Mobile Voting: The Next Step in Expanding Democracy
On July 4th, 1776, the Founding Fathers gathered in Philadelphia to draft the Declaration of Independence, separating the colonies from the oppressive…
Community or Funding: How American Universities Are Failing Black Students
It’s a warm and sunny day in late March, a time when senioritis has fully set in for most students awaiting their graduation. Your college application…
How Much Does Feminism Cost? High Fashion and the Commercialization of #MeToo
Sheathed in black cloth and armed with badges pinned to lapels, they marched across a battlefield rolled out in red. The seasoned and the newly induct…
Gassed up: Standoffs, Strikes, and Tension in West Virginia
A couple weeks ago, Lissa Lucas, a Democratic political candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates, was physically dragged off the House Chamb…
Misstepping in a Multi-Polarizing World: Trump Stumbles in Pivot to Asia
Following President Trump’s visit to China in his 2017 Asia-Pacific tour, both Xinhua News, the official press agency of the People’s Republic of Chin…