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what's up

2012-10-25T06:21:53Z

how u doing?

This community

2012-07-22T07:53:10Z

Well judging by the lack of new posts (Holy **** Ragnus stilll posts?), this community has no new influx of LJ users at UC Berkeley.

ucberkeley @ 2012-04-08T01:33:00

2012-04-08T08:33:20Z

lol lj just lol

Is UC Berkeley still Worth the Money?

2012-02-26T01:57:11Z

UC Berkeley drops in graduate income potential ratings.

What do you guys think?

Police brutality at protest

2011-11-10T04:09:48Z

ucberkeley @ 2011-10-05T01:18:00

2011-10-05T08:18:30Z

Anyone else who graduated in 2007 (or later) making $90k a year right now??

the pillows Concert 9/7

2011-08-31T05:14:52Z

Hi Berkley LJ group,

I was wondering if anybody out there knows about a Japanese band called The Pillows. They will be having a concert at Slims in SF on 9/7. If anyone is planning to go and would like to travel together from UC Berkeley (it's safer and more fun!), please reply to this post or PM me.

Thanks!

GO BEARS

2011-06-13T06:49:57Z

Cal defeats Dallas Baptist for first College World Series berth since 1992

Not bad for a team that was slated for elimination from the Cal athletic menu. The alumni saved the program via a fund raising drive. This is what we got for our money. GO BEARS

bear karaoke?

2011-06-03T01:02:32Z

Is this place still open? And if so, what are their rates? I'm having a lot of difficulty finding out more information about them online.

Anoncon Spring 2011 is up!

2011-04-30T04:20:05Z

http://ucb-anoncon.livejournal.com/4800.html

bay area laser tag

2011-04-25T20:37:48Z

Looking to hit some place for laser taggin' up in Nor Cal.

Yelp has proven fruitless after 1 minute of searching.

Fort Mason Center (which isn't really a laser tag venue but simply an overall venue for all events) looks promising, maybe.

Alternative plan: either borrowing an ID from someone to go to California Academy of Sciences Nightlife events OR to go ice-skating.

But top choice is definitely laser tag.

Cookies to anyone who can offer up a good place to accomplish this!

(Also, opinions on paintballing instead? I'm kind of interested but heard it's fairly painful...)

Vote for the Art Walk Poster Contest!!!!

2011-03-08T23:32:36Z

Contest to design the poster for the Divisadero Art Walk. Vote for the winner now!

www.ardist.com

San Francisco to Los Angeles 2/24 or 2/25

2011-02-22T07:41:21Z

Hi to all,

My friend is going to los angeles on thursday or friday and she is looking for a car pool. Does anybody plan to go to LA on those days, please let me
thanks a lot,
Broni

question about past friday's free concert

2011-02-14T05:32:37Z

This Friday (the 11th) there was a free concert on lower sproul in front of Eshleman. It started around noon? I think. Actually, it might not have been Friday. I don't remember now, haha. Anyway.

I was on my way to the Tang Center and couldn't stop to really listen to much but really enjoyed the little that I did happen to hear. I thought the group was called "Yoyo" but tried locating them online with little success.

If anyone happens to know who performed there then, please let me know! Very interested in looking them up/googling them.

Thanks in advance,
S

Hw to date on Facebook

2011-02-03T17:49:09Z

Interesting :) I've definitely pulled a few of these when Facebook was just @ colleges.

http://www.allfacebook.com/pickup-facebook-dating-2011-02

Graduation pictures?

2011-02-01T05:08:54Z

Just wondering if anyone knows a good studio/photographer who does graduation shots? Things like with me in the gear, along with a studio shot with my parents?

Thank you so much!

Selling old readers/practice exams

2011-01-16T19:32:34Z

I have some old readers (EPSM 102D AC being the most recent) and practice exams+answer keys for Chem 3A. Does anyone know where would be a good place to sell them? I don't even care that much about the money, I just want them out of my house but don't feel crazy about just dumping them...

I looked at comegetused, which used to be really active back in the day, but their search function is broken! So I can't even find the page on which I could list.

Thanks for any help, and good luck in the coming semester!

PS. Speaking of things that used to be really active back in the day…this community :'(

Justify my post-grad work?

2011-01-08T23:37:31Z

Add note: I'm fully out of academia, and employed in the public realm (see: Dante's sec 3, lvl 5).

Recently, I had a meeting with my boss. In this meeting, I handed him a list of 3 Extension classes and a professional webinar for field certification that I would like to complete this semester. The total (which I was asking him to pay for) was $2,000.00+.

He checked off approval on the field certification course (wasn't surprised by that, my immediate supervisor has been pushing for me to take the silly test since he figured out my 5-yr work history met the boards requirements) and ignored the other 3 (despite the carefully formulated reasons for wanting to take them).

Then he leaned back and asked: "...so, um... when exactly do you think you are going to be done with school?"

Good question, Mr. Boss Man.

I hold a Masters and two B.A's. I also hold an A.A. from a community college and post-grad work from 2 community colleges, 2 extension centers, and 1 private school. On average it seems that I've found some reason (god, only knows if it's a good reason) to take 1-3 classes a semester since I've graduated. Usually, they are all programming classes. However, at my current job, my programming workload is low and as a result this hasn't translated into a clear benefit for my company**.

When it comes to school, my boss only has one concern: how many letters are behind your name. Adding letters behind my name (through certification, and degrees) makes me more valuable to him because he can make more $$$ on me by shelling my initials out on grants.

Frankly, I have zero interest in going on through another degree program (all the degree programs offered in my field limit me in letting me take the classes I want to take and keep up with my current job). I particularly have no interest in a PhD (after my Masters, that's really my last 'degree' option). I also have no interest in academia (frankly, there are precious few benefits to having a PhD in a professional arena-- in fact, from where I sit, they are not much different then having a Masters).

If I was to apply to grad school again, I'd be calling 7 colleges for transcripts. Hopefully, my boss never knows that.

I really think taking classes (which I always do outside of work hours) are beneficial to me. I also believe (in the long run) that they increase my professional worth (despite the fact they don't and won't add letters to my name). However, I do seem to have a problem in selling my boss on that fact. Short of writing an app for office-wide use (which is plausible), I don't have many convincing ways of selling my boss on paying for these ventures. Do you?

Overall, Boss has offered me a shot of writing a "plan" for him to justify my reasons for continuing with school, if you have thoughts (or experience with this) I'd love to know 'em.

**I have automated a few of my common data-mining tasks, in the scope of the companies overall 'for-profit' purgative, this merely has helped me more then helped them.

AnonCon 2010!

2010-12-04T07:35:46Z

It's that time of year again. Enjoy!

http://community.livejournal.com/ucb_anoncon/3819.html

pottery sale

2010-11-29T15:22:38Z

Can anyone tell me when the pottery/ceramics sale is going to be this semester? I tried looking on various calendars but couldn't find it.

med school after graduating with a non-premed major

2010-11-28T00:21:12Z

Hi,

If I just graduated with a major in a non-premed subject and am thinking about going back to community college or something to take medical school pre-requisites, is there someone on campus or elsewhere who can advise me about how to do this and what my chances are, assuming I do well in classes/tests?

Is there any way as an alumni to take advantage of any kind of advising or information about this kind of stuff? Any support or advice anyone knows about?

I looked at post-bac programs, but they are super expensive and don't always work.

Animal Shelter Investigated After Photos Surface on Facebook

2010-11-25T19:58:05Z

Sad Thanksgiving story. Don't know if I'd call it "cruelty", but certainly disturbing, especially when you consider this is a government agency charged with the care of the animals.

http://www.allfacebook.com/animal-shelter-investigated-after-photos-surface-on-facebook-2-2010-11

new link

2010-11-23T20:00:08Z

www.allfacebook.com/israel-uses-facebook-to-catch-female-draft-dodgers-2010-11

Israel Uses Facebook to Catch Female Draft-Dodgers

2010-11-23T19:57:44Z

www.allfacebook.com/israel-uses-facebook-to-catch-female-draft-dodgers-2010-11

This presumably only applies to Judaism? It doesn't seem "kosher" that the state can dictate what's in observance of Judaism and what's not. Logging into Facebook = breaking the sabbath????

I dunno.....

Free 2-day shipping at Amazon.com for students

2010-11-23T01:26:11Z

Amazon is offering a free year of their Amazon Prime service (normally $79 a year) to any student with a .edu email address. Not only does this give you free 2-day shipping on all orders, but you can also get next day shipping for $3.99: http://www.amazon.com/gp/student/signup/info

If you're an avid Amazon shopper, this would be a great time to have free 2-day shipping due to their week long Black Friday Sale.