DBD 3.10.10 Worst College Experience
by Avinash on Mar 10, 2010 7:57 AM PST
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My current week's been going like this.
Problem set due last Wed.
Problem set due last Thurs.
Midterm Tues.
Problem set due Wed.
Midterm Fri.
Project due next Tuesday.
2 weeks, 50% of my grades for the semester in the book. Halfway home. No sleep. Fucked up hours (I've become a creature of the night and am fortunate to see sunlight). I'm struggling to keep my eyes open writing this DBD. This is probably, oh, my fourth worst college experience.
What was your worst college experience (undergrad, grad, law, whatever)?
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Cal launches Carshare network
In an effort to reduce the number of automobiles on campus and lower transportation costs for commuters, the UC Berkeley Parking and Transportation Department launched a campus network of Zimride, an online-based ride sharing system, on Feb. 26.
Feedback from seven other UC campuses using Zimride prompted UC Berkeley to implement the carshare system as a method to reduce demand for parking spaces on campus, said Seamus Wilmot, acting director for the department.
“This was just another part of alternative transportation,” he said. “It will help continue to drive down our drive-alone rate … (and) reduce the number of cars and the costs.”
While the service is free for users, the department pays for the system with parking permit funds, according to Wilmot.
To ensure user safety, UC Berkeley students, faculty and staff register for Zimride through the CalNet Authentication System, Wilmot said. So far, 357 potential users have signed up for the service.
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Web site aimed to help fill downtown Berkeley vacancies
Though vacancies can be found in commercial districts throughout Berkeley, city officials hope a newly proposed Web site will make it easier for entrepreneurs to locate and develop spaces.
Spearheaded by Michael Caplan, the city’s economic development manager, the proposed Web site will aggregate listings of commercial and industrial business vacancies in “one central and accessible location,” according to Elizabeth Delgado, the city’s community development project coordinator.
A listing will include a map of the vacant location, the price per square foot, a picture of the location and contact information for the broker or property owner, Delgado said.
“What we’ll have is a great resource for brokers, for property owners and for potential tenants to hook up with each other,” Caplan said.
Berkeley City Councilmember Kriss Worthington-whose district includes Telegraph Avenue, a street with many vacancies-said he believes that Berkeley’s business vacancies have both economic and social effects on the city.
“Vacancies contribute to the feeling that (the city is) a less positive place to visit, and there’s also less sales-tax revenue coming in with areas of high vacancy,” he said.
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Personally, I feel that the number of commerical vacancies in Berkeley has nothing to do with the difficulty for entrepreneurs to find them, and everything to do with the public policies within the city of Berkeley that, frankly, discourages many businesses. Some thrive anyway because they can make a ton of money catering to students, but they do so despite the city, not because of it.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Mar 10, 2010 10:27 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
this is quite true.
and the sooner the city realizes that only businesses that cater to students cash flow survive, the sooner they can figure out how to put a stop to that.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Mar 10, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
that only businesses that cater to students cash flow survive
or well heeled Berkeley Hills residents (see 4th Street)
Or Indians! (See University Ave.)
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
Feature on Alexis Gray Lawson
Her team had just polished off a perfect conference season, but right after Saturday’s contest against the Cal women’s basketball team, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer walked across the floor and embraced the player that has long haunted her program.
It was Alexis Gray-Lawson’s last game against the Cardinal and perhaps her last in Haas Pavilion.
VanDerveer, like everyone else, just wanted to goodbye.
“She always has great words to say to say to me,” Gray-Lawson said. “She’s thankful that I’m leaving, but she wished me the best of luck for the things to come.”
In the postgame press conference, Vanderveer talked of her respect for one of the conference greats. She was still, however, glad that the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award-winner would no longer be lingering on the other side of the Bay.
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Kevin Miller is your Pac-10 pitcher of the week
Junior right-hander Kevin Miller entered Sunday’s game against No. 17 Arkansas with an ERA over nine. By the time he exited it, he had earned himself Pac-10 pitcher of the week honors.
Miller was named the conference pitcher of the week for the first time in his collegiate career on Monday evening, quite a turnaround from his first outing of the season. On Feb. 24, Miller was rocked by UC Davis for four runs in 3 and 2/3 innings.
On Sunday, Miller crafted a six-inning shutout of an explosive Arkansas lineup. That day, the Razorbacks lineup featured two preseaso
n All-Americans — first baseman Andy Wilkins and second baseman Zack Cox.
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Note: Cal Pro Day starts in about two hours.
If you hate your job or your classes, I believe this is free to the public. Not really sure what you can do there, but it’s a chance to be in Memorial Stadium one of two times before the actual season (the other being Cal Day practice).
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Bob Gregory's return to Boise
Makes it seem like work reasons are why our DC left for Idaho. I wonder if people here think Petersen is working smarter than Tedford.
Gregory, who left one friend in Cal coach Jeff Tedford to work for another in Petersen, won’t detail his reasoning. He did say the quality of life in Boise, where he hopes to buy a larger house that is closer to work, was a factor.
Plus, Petersen stresses an efficient work week – trying to get coaches home to their families as much as possible.
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that has always been a knock on Tedford, that he's a bit of
a work-a-holic and expects assistants to be the same way.
Another thing that plays into it at Cal, is that the facilities are not ‘freely available’ for folks to do stuff….most of our facilities have multiple users, and that makes for log jams and late nights to get done what you want.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Mar 10, 2010 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
Jerome Randle was on Razor and Mr. T
I believe that’s a radio show of some sort. Listen here for the MP3.
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Jorge day-to-day, Max is available for the tourney
Will probably see limited minutes for the former and garbage minutes for the latter. Maybe.
Coach Mike Montgomery said today that sophomore center Max Zhang has resumed practicing and could play in this week’s Pac-10 tournament. Sophomore guard Jorge Gutierrez did little during a light workout Monday after spraining his ankle Saturday at Stanford and is day-to-day, Montgomery said.
Zhang missed the past three games after suffering a collapsed lung in practice two weeks ago.
"We didn’t practice much (Monday), but we did some individual work with Max, just trying to get him comfortable with contact, so it’s a work in progress," Montgomery said. "He should be available this week.
"Jorge did not practice, spent time on the bike, and I’d say he would be day-to-day."
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Jeff of CougCenter wrote an official Pac-10 tourney preview for SBN
Ours is coming at noon…on this site. Because we’re all local and stuff.
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More porn=less sex crimes?
Over the years, many scientists have investigated the link between pornography (considered legal under the First Amendment in the United States unless judged "obscene") and sex crimes and attitudes towards women. And in every region investigated, researchers have found that as pornography has increased in availability, sex crimes have either decreased or not increased.
It’s not hard to find a study population, given how widespread pornography has become. The United States alone produces 10,000 pornographic movies each year. The Free Speech Coalition, a porn industry–lobbying group, estimates that adult video/DVD sales and rentals amount to at least $4 billion per year. The Internet is a rich source, with 40 million adults regularly visiting porn Web sites, and more than one-quarter of regular users downloading porn at work. And it’s not just men who are interested: Nelsen/Net reports that 9.4 million women in the United States accessed online pornography Web sites in the month of September 2003. According to the conservative media watchdog group Family Safe Media, the porn industry makes more money than the top technology companies combined, including Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Amazon.
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In honor of this
15 best photos of Christina Hendricks. (SFW, unless you’re Twist.)
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Sigh...
Bless you Avinash.
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 10, 2010 8:42 AM PST up reply actions
mother of gawd.
she seems nice….
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Mar 10, 2010 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
THE D.E.N.N.I.S SYSTEM WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CGB's Jimmy Carter
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For those of you who need a refresher course on how the system can work this well for you:
D: Demonstrate value
E: Engage physically
N: Nurture dependence
N: Neglect emotionally
I: Inspire hope
S: Separate entirely
But once you land Christina Hendricks, there is no earthly reason for the last step.
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I wonder if it’s largely the self-employed (looks at CalBear81)…
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
[Inserts monocle and raises eyebrow in interest]
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t pretend you’re doing that in response to atoms’ comment. You’re looking at porn on your computer at work through that monocle.
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You and I are both technically self-employed. So, how’s your porn treating ya?
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
I think those numbers are dated
the Economist has had a couple of articles over the last year about the industry’s problems, particularly the flaccid economy in the Inland Empire, and the softening of prices because of the flood of available free online porn.
It’s hard to type all that with one hand!
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
carp (paraphrased): "117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"
by natteringnabob on Mar 10, 2010 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
I used to complain in college to my humanities/social sciences roommates about my multiple problem sets, midterms, etc. Their response, if they could be bothered to stop watching their movies or to stop drinking for a second, was always “It’s your own fault for picking a hard major.” Some friends.
At least you’re (or will be) making more money than them now (or later), right?
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I wonder if there’s any data on this? I would bet Social Science majors end up making the most, just because they’re more likely to go into roles that end up being highly paid — sales, investment banking etc., as well as being more likely to be lawyers. Anyone seen a study?
if you take averages and standard deviations, etc.
engineers/hard science types will come out ahead, but the highest values will be in some of the humanities folks (people who turn out to be actors, etc).
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Mar 10, 2010 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
That’s basically it, here’s a link to a PDF that has some tables. (go to pages 4/5). These tables show both starting median and mid-career median salaries. It then goes to point out that Barack Obama, G.W. Bush and Bill Clinton were all humanities majors.
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
note, I have to flag the writer for this for something he says about hiring for prestige, such as that Stanfurd grads seem more hardworking while a public school student (he specifically says UCB) might be likely to hurt the student’s image in the long term. AND IT WAS WRITTEN BY A CAL GRAD….
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
The way I read it he says if you really have to go public for financial reasons, you should go to a JC for two years to get your grades up to get into a UCB-equivalent, which offers the ‘prestige school’ benefits. No?
That’s the way I read it, too. In context, I didn’t think the author was saying that a public university could not be a “prestige school.” The author used the term “state school” in juxtaposition to stanfurd, but in light of the author’s anecdote about JC students gaining the benefit of transferring to Cal and to the University of Wisconsin, I don’t think “state school” and “public university” were meant to be synonymous.
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only in the broadest sense. Don’t worry, you’re way above underwater basket weaving.
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
good. wanna join our party as a tank, avi?
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Mar 10, 2010 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
I’d argue that the Big Lebowski is the chaotic evil and Treehorn is the lawful evil. Lebowski has been skimming money from the Urban Achievers nonprofit, and he sends the Dude on a wild goose chase to deliver fake money. Treehorn is simply a pornographer (legal) who has loaned money to an associate.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
he also draws dicks on paper an slips people roofies
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Mar 10, 2010 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
But he has really awesome beach parties…
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by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Everyone should have seen it by now.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
I have no sympathy for you in this regard.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
My worst was that I had my 4 finals in a semester in consecutive slots on the first 2 days of the Finals period. I had one at 8am, 11am and 2 pm on day 1 and last one at 8am on day 2. Brutal stuff.
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guess it wasn’t the same as it is now, but you may request a rescheduling of one of your exams if three fall on the same day
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Mar 10, 2010 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, I could have done that but in my hubris, I decided to power through and get it over with. That was the end of the Fall Semester and I couldn’t afford to fly home so I was going to stay with a friend on his family’s ranch in beautiful Strawn, Texas. He was an RA so we had to stay an additional 10 days on campus after our finals ended and we discovered a liquor store that was going out of business. We loaded up on the leftovers for $25 and stayed drunk for 10 days. I discovered “Vodka Lite”, “Wanfu” and “Hawaiian Blue Mad Dog 20-20” that week plus.
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 10, 2010 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Whats a guy need to do to get some love around here?
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 11, 2010 6:43 AM PST up reply actions
THAT SONG!
COMMIES FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU~
Christoph deserves another Oscar just for that.
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I'm so old, I don't remember bad college experiences
Then again, I was a Poli Sci major, so how bad could anything have been?
The worst law school one I can remember was my spring semester of 2nd year. I had three difficult final exams that weren’t spaced out very well. First one on a Tuesday, second one on Wednesday morning, third one on Friday morning. My strategy was analogous to the baseball “win today, tomorrow it might rain” model: I put off studying for the third one and focused on the first two. When those were done, I studied for the third one. I slept maybe 2 hours on the Wednesday night and didn’t sleep at all the night before the final. Took the final, crashed, and then was sick for the entire weekend.
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I actually liked those kind of schedules
Get it all over with at once! I always hated having two or three right at the beginning and one way at the very end. Especially in the spring.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
carp (paraphrased): "117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"
by natteringnabob on Mar 10, 2010 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Monty's weekly presser
On if there’s a different mindset with being the No. 1 seed:
No, I think probably we felt more comfortable last year in third about going to the tournament than we might this year. Number one seed this year, well the league’s been pretty balanced. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing, but almost everybody in the league has had an opportunity to beat everybody else in the league at one time or another, so I think it makes for an interesting tournament, because you feel like any game could be won by any of the teams. I think there might be some nervousness for some people in terms of having to win to get into the tournament. Or maybe last year more people might have felt like, you know, we’re in. USC last year, I think, thought they had to win it, and they did, to get in. This year there might be eight or nine teams feeling that way.
On the group of seniors:
Well I like going in with this group, whether they’re sophomores, juniors or seniors. I think at this stage in the game, they’ve proven that they’ve figured out how to win some games, at least the two years I’ve had them. We don’t have the depth that we’d like. The injury thing has taken a little bit of its toll on us, but in any given game, if these kids get it together and start doing the things that they’re capable of, we can be pretty tough to beat.
On if he feels Cal should be favored to win the tournament:
I don’t know, everybody thought we were supposed to win the league and we did. Nobody got real excited about that, I guess, because they picked us to win. So it’s a game by game, three games in a row will be tough on us, maybe not as tough on others than it might be on us, given the depth situation that we have. It really doesn’t make any difference who’s the favorite. I don’t know why you have to have a favorite. There’s going to be a play-in game and then there are four games and then two games, so it doesn’t make a difference who’s the favorite.
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Check out the annual Pac-10 basketball writers survey results
Results of a Bay Area News Group survey of 31 writers who regularly cover the Pac-10:
Your choice for Pac-10 player of the year:
1. Jerome Randle, Cal 13 votes
2. Landry Fields, Stanford 12
3. Quincy Pondexter, Washington 6
Your five-man all-conference team:
1 tie. Landry Fields, Stanford 31
Quincy Pondexter, Washington 31
Jerome Randle, Cal 31
4. Derrick Williams, Arizona 22
5. Patrick Christopher, Cal 13
Also: Klay Thompson, Washington St. 12; Ty Abbott, Arizona St. 5; Isaiah Thomas, Washington 3; Nic Wise, Arizona 2; Jamal Boykin, Cal, Derek Glasser, Arizona St., Jeremy Green, Stanford, Theo Robertson, 1 each.
If Oregon makes a change, your choice for the Ducks’ next coach:
1. Mark Few 7
2 tie. Steve Alford 2
Cameron Dollar 2
Scott Drew 2
Mike Dunlap 2
Bob Knight 2
Paul Westhead 2Also: Randy Bennett, Todd Bozeman, Jamie Dixon, Tim Floyd, Steve Lavin, Mike Montgomery, Chris Mooney, Josh Pastner, Tony Rodham (Hillary’s brother), Dave Rose, Reggie Theus.
Which Pac-10 player will be the best NBA player in five years?
1. Derrick Williams, Arizona 8
2. Tyler Honeycutt, UCLA 7
3. Klay Thompson, Washington St. 6Also: Landry Fields, Stanford 3; Abdul Gaddy, Washington, Quincy Pondexter, Washington 2 each; Jayne Appel, Alex Stepheson, No one, 1 each.
Which teams win this week’s Pac-10 tournament?
1. Washington 16
2. Cal 9
3. Arizona St. 3Also: Oregon 2, UCLA 1.
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Comments from the writers surveyed
DESCRIBE THIS MOST UNUSUAL PAC-10 SEASON IN ONE WORD (THAT WE CAN PRINT):
Bizarre-o, SunBelterrific, misunderstood, underwhelming, mid-major, unprecedented, mediocre, TrueBlue, horrific, compost, misunderstood, loopy, really?, muddled, Pac-none, homely, sad, unpredictable, embarrassing, ugly, calamitous, parity (or parody), pedestrian, yuck, vanilla, cuckoo, Ishtar, painful, coma-inducing, lame.
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lol at Jayne Appel actually being a man.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
Women's basketball weekly media release
Cal is the 4 seed in the Pac-10 tournament
Maybe the 3rd time will be the charm against ASU…
The California Golden Bears (17-12, 11-7 Pac-10) open up their Pac-10 Tournament action in a quarterfinal game against the Arizona State Sun Devils (17-12, 9-9 Pac-10) on Friday, March 12 at 11:00 a.m. at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The winner will advance to play the winner of Stanford’s quarterfinal game against either Arizona or Oregon State in Saturday’s semifinal. The semifinals and the finals will be televised on Fox Sports Net (locally on Comcast Sports Net). All tournament games will have live streaming audio available through CalBears.com.
Arizona State has a pair of comeback victories over the Bears this season. Both times, Cal went into the games having won their last five games, only to have those win streaks snapped by ASU. Both games were decided in the final minute of play including the 63-61 victory on Jan. 30 in Berkeley that was decided on a buzzer-beating shot by Arizona State guard Danielle Orsillo.
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Lexi, Denesha, and Gennifer honored by the media
A panel of Pac-10 women’s basketball media members who cover the league selected a 15-member All-Pac-10 team, a five-member All-Defensive team and a five-member All-Freshman team. This is the first year that media honors are being awarded in addition to the official Pac-10 All-Conference, All-Freshman, and All-Defensive teams. All three of those official honors will be announced on Wednesday, March 10.
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Cal softballer gets Pac-10 pitcher of the week
Congrats to Valerie Arioto
BERKELEY – California junior Valerie Arioto was named the Pac-10 Conference’s Pitcher of the Week, the conference office announced recently. Arioto was key for the Bears in their 5-0 weekend at UNLV’s Eller Media Stadium Classic – pitching two complete game wins.
In her superb outing in the circle in the 6-0 win against New Mexico State, Arioto gave up just one hit and three walks while striking out half (13) of the batters she faced (26). The Aggies hit a collective .047 while Arioto had a 0.00 ERA.
The Pleasanton, Calif., native led Cal to a 7-0 win over Portland State thanks to her three-hit performance in seven innings of work, allowing just a .115 opponent batting average.
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Women's golf WIN!
Cal rallied to win Juli Inkster Invite in San Jose
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The No. 12 California Golden Bears women’s golf team won the team title at the Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational in San Jose. Sophomore Joanne Lee was the top Cal individual with a fourth-place finish.
The Bears played 36 holes through extreme weather conditions on Monday, having to contend with winds, rain and even hail in the opening two rounds. The ended the long day in third place, trailing San Jose State by seven strokes.
Tuesday’s final round of 18 holes was a completely different story. Though there were still occasional gusty wins and a chilly start to the round, the rains stayed away and the final round of play went off under sunny skies.
The Bears dropped four strokes off of their team totals in the first two rounds, posting a 297 and a team total of 899 for the tournament. San Jose State dropped to third place with a third round 308 and a 903 total for the tournament. UC Davis, who had led through most of the final round, finished second at 901, shooting a 300 in the final round.
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Men's golf...not so much win this week
They came in 9th and had to be in Fresno
FRESNO – Cal finished ninth at the Fresno Lexus Classic that concluded Tuesday on a second consecutive windy and cold day at the San Joaquin Country Club. The Golden Bears shot a season-high 45-over par (365-377-368 – 1110) for the tournament hosted by Fresno State and were 25 shots off the pace set by Brigham Young (361-362-362 – 1085, +20) and San Diego (366-359-360 – 1085, +20). Brigham Young won the event on the first playoff hole.
Eric Mina (68-76-71 – 215, +2) was Cal’s top finisher with an 11th-place tie after playing an even-par final round 71 to rebound from a score of 76 on the middle 18 holes. Mina’s final round included three birdies and three bogies after he stumbled to five bogeys without making a birdie during his second round that began Monday and concluded Tuesday after the first day of action was suspended due to darkness on Monday.
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Softball hosts California tournament
Starting on Friday
Friday, March 5
3 p.m. – East Carolina vs. No. 13 Cal
Levine-Fricke Field n Berkeley
Series Record vs. Pirates: 1-1
Last Meeting: L, 8-3 (3/26/06)
Saturday, March 6
10 a.m. – Cal State Fullerton vs. East Carolina
Levine-Fricke Field n Berkeley
12:30 p.m. – East Carolina vs. UC Davis
Levine-Fricke Field n Berkeley
3 p.m. – Cal State Fullerton vs. No. 13 Cal
Levine-Fricke Field n Berkeley
Series Record vs. Titans: 23-15, Fullerton
Last Meeting: W, 2-1 (2/27/09)
Sunday, March 7
1 p.m./3 p.m. – UC Davis vs. No. 13 Cal
Levine-Fricke Field n Berkeley
Series Record vs. Aggies: 15-2
Last Meeting: L, 3-2 (2/9/08)
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Men's water polo announces recruiting class
Includes 4 high school All-Americans
Max Bergeson: Bergeson is a 6-0, 180-pound left-handed attacker from Corona del Mar, Calif. He was a 2010 first-team High School All-American at Corona del Mar High School, and competes for the Corona del Mar Water Polo Foundation club team.
Giacomo Cupido: Cupido, a 6-2, 190-pound defender, is from Santa Margherita Ligure, Genova, Italy, where he was a member of the Italian Under 18 Junior National Team that competed in the 2009 Junior World Championships in Sibenik, Croatia. He is also a member of the Rari Nantes Camogli club team.
Blake Kelly: A 6-2, 185-pound defender, Kelly is from Newport Beach, Calif., and was a first-team High School All-American at Newport Harbor High School. He is also a member of the Newport Water Polo Foundation club team and was a 2009 High School Swimming All-American, competing in the 100 breast, 200 free relay and 200 medley relay.
Perry Short: Short is a 6-1, 190-pound left-handed attacker from Perth, Australia who enrolled at Cal in January, 2010. A member of the Australian Junior National Team, he competed at the 2009 Junior World Championships in Sibenik, Croatia.
Jon Sibley: Sibley is a 6-6, 180-pound goalie from Orinda who attends Miramonte High School and is a member of the Lamorinda Water Polo Club. He was a 2010 first-team High School All-American and a member of the USA Under 18 Junior National Team that competed at the 2009 Junior World Championships in Sibenik, Croatia.
Collin Smith: The 2010 San Diego Section CIF Player of the Year, Smith is a 6-0, 165-pound attacker from Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, Calif. He is also a member of the Carlsbad Water Polo Club and was a 2010 second-team High School All-American.
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Men's gymnastics
Final home meet of season on Saturday
And one of our gymnasts won the dude of the week.
The No. 9 California men’s gymnastics team returns home for its final home meet of the 2010 season on Saturday, March 13, hosting No. 6 Penn State and No. 8 Nebraska. The meet, which will begin at 4 p.m. at Haas Pavilion, is free to the public of all ages. The Golden Bears (3-6) are coming off a slim loss to No. 5 Ohio State, but they won parallel bars and high bar while Glen Ishino took home the all-around title.
Ishino Named MPSF Gymnast of the Week
Sophomore Glen Ishino won the all-around for the California men’s gymnastics team in Saturday’s close loss to Ohio State. Ishino earned an 89.050 to best teammate and Swiss national team star Dennis Mannhart, who notched an 88.200. Ishino’s team-high 14.750 helped the Bears set a new team season high on floor at 57.500, which narrowly edged the Buckeyes’ 57.050 on floor. Ishino was Cal’s top finisher on pommel horse, where he took second with a 15.000, and rings, on which he was third with his 15.150. He took second place on parallel bars with a 15.050, just .200 behind event winner Mannhart. The Santa Ana’s 15.150 set a new personal and all-time career best on still rings. He also tied his 2010 season high on floor at 14.750 and set new year bests on parallel bars (15.050) and in the all-around (89.050).
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Women's water polo travels to San Diego this weekend
For a game vs. SDSU and then the Aztec Invitational
Bear Bites:
The No. 4-ranked Cal women’s water polo team (14-5, 2-2) travels to San Diego this weekend to face No. 14 San Diego State (10-7, 0-2) and to participate in the Aztec Invitational. Before the tournament begins, the Golden Bears will face host San Diego State in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation matchup on Saturday (March 13) at 10:30 a.m. The Aztecs are coming off two straight losses last weekend against No. 2 Stanford [sic] (11-2) and No. 7 San Jose State (7-5). Cal will then compete in the Aztec Invitational, which is its fifth tournament of the season. On Saturday afternoon, the Bears will open their tournament schedule with a game against No. 20 Princeton (4:45 p.m.). On Sunday, Cal has matches against Marist (9:15 a.m.) and Maryland (3:30 p.m.). Along with its 2-2 league mark, the Bears have performed well in tournaments in 2010 (12-3); winning all five matches during the NorCal Invitational in Berkeley and making it to the finals of the Stanford [sic] Invitational, where it fell to then-No. 1-ranked Stanford [sic], 10-7. At the UC Irvine Invitational, Cal topped UC Davis (13-5) and No. 6 Hawaii (8-4) in day one, before falling to the Trojans (10-5) in the semifinals and being tipped by No. 3 UCLA, 7-6, in six sudden death overtime periods. The Bears’ loss to the Bruins is believed to be the longest match in NCAA women’s water polo history. Last weekend at the Cal Lutheran Invitational, Cal won both of its matches against Occidental (16-4) and California Baptist (12-4). They concluded their weekend with a 7-4 loss against USC in a conference matchup.
I am a Vereenian.
Best and Worst Days
were always Band related, usually at the same time.
When I was part of the band leadership, there was the NorCal party Friday Night (prepwork starts at 3pm, my responsibility) then Saturday morning rehearsal (6am), Game Time, then Silent Walk (my responsibility) and at that time we were so tired we HAD to go out to drink because the only thing to make up for it was getting ridiculously giddy.
School was always easier or at least with less immediate consequences.
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
yeah, i'm to old to think of any of it as a bad experience now.
kids cures of the idea that you were busy in college.
I did take it as a bad sign one semester, when three different geology classes passed out keys to the building on the first day, cause they expected we’d be in the lab during the evenings….
Go Bears Go
Perhaps we’ll live to see the day where white people get the “disadvantaged minority” handouts:
Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years.
In fact, demographers say this year could be the “tipping point” when the number of babies born to minorities outnumbers that of babies born to whites.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Well at least Rags & I are doing our part to increase the number of non-republican whites!
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
ditto
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
double ditto. The first time I heard my daighter curse (and understand what she was saying) was when we were watching the news and Georgie Jr came on the screen. “God, he’s such an asshole” exclaimed my then 9 year old daughter.
Sigh, I’m choking up just thinking about it.
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 10, 2010 11:26 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Whites aren't disadvantaged.
There are plenty of countries where the minority is vastly more prosperous and powerful than the majority.
Shawn Spencer: "I’m receiving a transmission from your husband. Really more of a voicemail, if I'm being honest. A status update. Perhaps a twitter."
Burton Guster: "I believe it’s called a tweet."
Shawn Spencer: "There’s no way I’m saying that."
WHERE ARE ALL THE WHITE WOMEN AT?
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 10, 2010 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
Perhaps we’ll live to see the day where white people get the "disadvantaged minority" handouts:
I was unaware that there are handouts available based on race
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
uh
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 10, 2010 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
I’m unaware of anywhere that still is allowed to use affirmative action. It keeps losing every court case. Perhaps I’m wrong.
The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action_in_the_United_States
Additionally, private schools can use them as much as they want.
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There are also a lot of race-based scholarships and charities designed to help a particular race attend college, network, and get jobs.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 10, 2010 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
And they’d be disadvantaged how exactly?
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
Worst college experience
When it ended and I had to start work.
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by Rishi on Mar 10, 2010 10:06 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
amen
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Mar 10, 2010 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
True, my financial aid always ran out in the 2nd half of the semester, and I was left deciding if a $1 dinner was really worth it.
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
I applaud your decision to get a husband to help pay for your continuing education after this experience :)
I like to remind him that its an investment in our future. So, marrying Rags is pretty much a financial decision.
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
I never thought of it like that; marriage for portfolio diversification. Diabolical!
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 10, 2010 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
$1 = McDonald’s ice cream cone or box of Mac and Cheese.
win
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Mar 10, 2010 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
I knew a girl who used to eat baby food, because it was nutritional and cheap.
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
I used to eat baby food too!
But, back then, I didn’t really have a say in the matter.
by Yes We Cannon on Mar 10, 2010 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
also, ramen noodles. If you put it in take-out won-ton soup, it makes a couple of good meals.
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
ramen + eggs + leftover frozen vegetable + sriracha = approximately 30% of my meals in college.
Go Bruins!
Ramen with peanut butter for protein, and top dogs @ 2:00 AM back when they were 55 cents.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
top dogs are not gross
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Mar 10, 2010 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
esp 2am Top Dogs!
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by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
no no no
Two separate times, different meals. Why would anyone sully the purity that is Top Dog?
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
I've never had "Top Dog" before...
… but one of my friends used to regularly combine hot dogs and ramen in college, as they were the two most readily available ingredients to him. That and spaghetti and hot dogs were two of his favorite cheap dishes.
Go Bruins!
I will rec that with enthusiasm unknown to mankind!
Getting paid is definitely great and I have no (of few) complaints…
But going out and partying on Tues/Thurs? Not anymore my friends…
Plus going from several months of off-time to 3 weeks total throughout the year was definitely a bummer
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by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
*(ok few)
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by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
I still have a couple friends who are in college and hearing them complain about a midterm or a final or problem sets just makes me wonder.
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I understand their pain as they have no frame of reference about deadlines that have thousands of dollars relying on them, but the complaints like “awww I really want to go out and drink on Wednesday, but I have a problem set due at noon the next day” are the ones that make me wish I wash back in college complaining about a much easier life…
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by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
*was
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by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
But going out and partying on Tues/Thurs? Not anymore my friends…
I would like to point out that this can still be done post-College and post-grad school on a consistent basis.
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Depending on where you live.
God I made the worst mistake by living in the fucking suburbs next to FOBs and families.
In other words, Go Bears!
Exactly… I could still go out on Tues./Thurs. if the bar scene in Santa Cruz wasn’t strictly college kids… and if it didn’t completely ruin my ability to function at work the next morning…
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by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
I would argue that partying the night before can be just as much of a deterrent to productivity as say… logging onto CGB. :)
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Not really when you have a house, a commute, and live with your SO.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
1) Possible to have a house and still party on a Tues/Thurs
2) A commute: I will concede to this
3) SO: Married friends will say otherwise.
The main issue here i think is the commute. Neither 1 nor 3 shoud really preclude you from weekmight activities if you’re really into partying.
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Yeah, but if the house is in the ‘burbs and requires driving, then that makes it harder, and if the SO isn’t really into bars/parties then it’s not like you can really go out by yourself.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah dude. That’s what I’m saying. Your house can be in the city thus the commute is the real relevant factor here. Plenty of folks have houses in SF.
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Oh, I was referencing commute simply because it takes 90-120 minutes out of my day, so that cuts down on the time available for going out during the week. I don’t work or live downtown.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Ouch
My commute takes all of 1 minute since I work from a live/work studio.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Not everyone can be an on-call, work from home male escort… stop bragging…
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CybersBears.com
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by TwistNHook on Mar 10, 2010 2:27 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I lol’d
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 10, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
oh wow Hydro can laugh
I didn’t know you could show emotions other than apathy and anger
In other words, Go Bears!
How dare I, er, you, imply that you, er, I am actually you, er, me! Wait, what did I just say? Either way, I’m offended. Or you’re offended…
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Eh, it’s not the same. You can’t really party HARD on a weeknight anymore without suffering huge consquences the next day.
I went to see Jay Sean on a Thursday night and made it to bed by the reasonable hour of 1:30 AM.
God, work was hell the next day.
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I suggest you do it more to build up your stamina. Problem is probably that you are just not in shape. When you take these things lightly and neglect your training you are more likely to pull a muscle. Or something.
I agree with Scootie on this.
You just have to practice. For example after years of experimentation, I’ve found that regularly getting 4-6 hours of sleep at night, then a 1-2 hour nap in the early evening will give you the stamina to party as needed. Thus partying hard on Tues and getting in at 2a will allow you to be okay during work as you’re used to this schedule already.
It’s critical to sleep 10-12 hours though on Sat and Sun mornings…
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
It’s critical to sleep 10-12 hours though on Sat and Sun mornings…
WHAT?! Who has time for that?!
Also…
I’ve found that regularly getting 4-6 hours of sleep at night, then a 1-2 hour nap in the early evening
This is my Friday night strategy.
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Why wouldn’t you have time for sleeping in on weekends?
If you employ your Fri night strategy to every day then you too will be able to have a party life like me. Get my secrets by calling the number below. First 10 callers before midnight will also get my patented Drunk Lock for your cell phone for free. For all those times you wish you hadn’t called or sent that text.
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
I think we’re going with the assumption here that hard weeknight partying is a priority. Other folks have other priorities. Like early tee times.
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
Other folks have otherprioritiesways to waste time. Likeearly tee timesplaying golf.
Fixed.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
[monocle pops out in consternation]
Costs STILL assessed against Twist
by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t have TiVo or DVR!!!! Hmmm…. maybe I’ll take the day off tomorrow…
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
I suggest you do it more to build up your stamina. Problem is probably that you are just not in shape. When you take these things lightly and neglect your training you are more likely to pull a muscle. Or something.
Somehow, when she actually does say it, it’s not as hilarious.
by Yes We Cannon on Mar 10, 2010 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
I think this also goes here...?
I agree with Scootie on this.
You just have to practice. For example after years of experimentation, I’ve found that regularly getting 4-6 hours of sleep at night, then a 1-2 hour nap in the early evening will give you the stamina to party as needed. Thus partying hard on Tues and getting in at 2a will allow you to be okay during work as you’re used to this schedule already.
It’s critical to sleep 10-12 hours though on Sat and Sun mornings…
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
srsly.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 10, 2010 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
I can’t remember a bad time. I’m sure I had some. I never pulled an all nighter or anything like that, so I don’t know. I am racking my brain. Hmmm. Prolly all those times Stanfeit beat us. Those sucked. There were a few times I got dumpedish, those sucked.
I agree that getting paid is awesome.
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I feel the same way about Smirinoff and Captain Morgan….
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by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
Haha Ditto on ALL of the above…
I’ve now switched mainly to G&T’s and microbrews…
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by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
Its a taste I’m still warming up to, not opposed to scotch, just not an expert… plus my english roots cry out for Tanqueray and Bombay Saphire…
Things to Remember: Girls usually don't like it when you yell out "Beast Mode!" when switching to doggy style. - TFLN
by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
I’m a fan of good tequila… But I’m rarely inspired to spend the extra cash on it…
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by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
I can’t drink Red Bull because I got wasted at a bachelor party, then got up early the next day to go deep sea fishing. Red Bull+ Beef Jerky+Ocean Waves= FAIL
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 10, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
On the plus side, you were able to generate your own chum over the side of the boat – did it help you catch anything?
no but it started half the boat doing the same,
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 10, 2010 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
My only hangup like that is rum, especially dark rum.
Lets just say you should never eat a Chipotle burrito before drinking large quantities of alcohol.
I've been Honked...
Best pre-gaming meal
If you can cook — whole wheat pasta with marinara and vegetables, along with a slice of bread on the side
If you can’t — Subway.
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Not drinking empty calories would also help, if you’re that worried about maintaining your girlish figure.
If you drink, you’ve already decided you don’t mind poisoning yourself, the only question is how much.
I’m not sure if you’re trying to Holmoephobe me, but I’ll HP you back!
If you’re using a computer, you may as well expose yourself to unlimited amounts of radiation!
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If you’re going to eat the plate, you might as well lick the poison.
by Yes We Cannon on Mar 10, 2010 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
Fail. I didn’t say you should attempt to poison yourself at unlimited levels. Just that it’s a decision point about how much.
Mind you, when it comes to radiation, I like to call my work cell phone from my personal cell phone, hold one to either ear, and have a long talk with myself about how the day is going.
I mean, you act like it’s irrational to want to eat healthy if you’re drinking…
And I’m saying it’s worth it to not get fat.
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I’m saying that there’s an inherent irony to all the talk about eating healthy, working out, benefits of vegetarianism, and then spending significant time getting your drink on. I don’t see why that’s complicated: drinking is not good for you, just as eating fatty ass cheeseburgers is not good for you.
My only hangup like that is rum, especially dark rum.
Lets just say you should never eat a Chipotle burrito before drinking large quantities of alcohol.
I've been Honked...
Obvious study is obvious:
Men are more likely than women to be interested in sex, have sex and enjoy sex, according to new scientific research, which also found people who stay active and healthy enjoy longer sex lives.
It’s actually the same news, in a way.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
while 41 percent of men said they were interested in sex, compared to 11 percent of women.
WHO THE HELL ARE THOSE 59%?!
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Do we have previously unknown large population of eunuchs that suddenly came out of the woodwork?
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
My bad college experiences
are entirely of my own making. I can create a lovely amount of stress by putting off writing a paper until the night before it’s due, then staying up till 4am finishing it. It’s really the way I’ve managed my time (for school stuff) since ever, and I’m not really that motivated to change it.
I’m sure I’ll miss college once I graduate, but at this point I’m over it. I’ve been in California public schools for 17 years, I feel like that’s enough for now.
I've been Honked...
And one year after you graduate you will re-evaluate that statement and start looking for places to apply to grad school… I don’t blame you, I was completely over it too, hence the job… But furthering my education is looking more and more enticing as time goes bye
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by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
It's possible
But if I go back, it would probably be for an MBA or something like that, and I would want a few years of work under my belt anyway.
I've been Honked...
On the other hand, I thought I was completely over school when I graduated, too. Six years later, I’m still totally over it.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
This may be true, I will investigate when I go back for grad school (whenever the hell that may be)
Things to Remember: Girls usually don't like it when you yell out "Beast Mode!" when switching to doggy style. - TFLN
giantfan5, you will be delighted to know that this kind of time management works just as well during your career. I was a master of it in college, and I am a master of it now. Some people, I think, are simply more productive when stressed.
When I graduated I thought I never again wanted to see the inside of a classroom. 20 years later, that feeling has never gotten less intense. I love the working world 1000% more than I loved school.
Worst times...?
Let’s see:
- My entire first semester of college. Depression (I’m serious but thankfully nothing too serious), homesickness, a fucking terrible GPA, 8am classes 5 days a week (which ended with me sleeping in the front of the class and building tolerance to energy drinks), weight gain (the most amount of weight I’ve gained in one year ever), horrible dorm floor, a double converted to a triple, weird roommates (including one that liked to position his laptop and watch gay porn so that everyone else would see), another nocturnal roommate, etc etc
- All my physics classes
- All my 8am classes
- Fucking overnighters to write papers because I started at 1am
- headaches due to lack of sleep
- My drug dealing roommate from sophomore year
- All EE classes
- Math 53 and Professor Givental
- one of my roommate from junior year
In other words, Go Bears!
Wanna talk about it?
My heart skips a beat every time I hear the band strike up 'Our Sturdy Golden Bear'.
by oskisunbear on Mar 10, 2010 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
Stop putting up photos of me, its really embarrassing!
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I was always surprised
there weren’t more murders in those triple rooms.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
carp (paraphrased): "117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"
by natteringnabob on Mar 10, 2010 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
I got the opposite treatment frosh year, I was in a quad that had two roommates move to singles, so I ended up with a giant double for two months before they moved us back into a double…
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by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
I was in a triple too (2nd fl, Priestley, U3) and amen brutha.
Also, I know we probably all did this but now that I’m older.. WTF was up with people having their bfs/gfs sleep over in the dorm room they share with one/two/three other people? I think about it now and how did I deal with all those dudes that my roommates would have sleep over in our room?
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Oh. You’re one of them. Priestly.
(Spens-Black for the win. Although I was a triple too.)
My roommate was quite the ladies man – tall blonde and good looking. He often had women over . . . he usually just put a rubber band on the doorknob and me and our other roommate knew we had to hang out in the floor study room (or for me, my GF’s room down on the 5th)
My freshman year roommates at least didn’t do the sexile thing thank god. One was in love with an ex-convict fireman from LA so thankfully he never visited. The other slept most of the time and read books and listened to 60s music when he wasn’t in class.
But my sophomore year roommate was the worst. His 16 year old gf would come for a visit every once in a while and I’d get kicked out. He was 22 years old. In retrospect I should’ve threatened to report him to Chris Hansen
In other words, Go Bears!
1st semester freshman year: 8am classes 5 days a week. Classes till 3pm.
2nd semester: 8am classes 2 days a week.
1st semester soph: earliest class 9am
2nd sem: 5 days a week classes from 10am-5pm
1st semester junior: 12pm-4pm classes 3 days a week
2nd semester: 12pm-3pm classes 4 days a week
In other words, Go Bears!
only had two, and I wish I could say I hated them, but I never went because they were at 8 fucking am
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by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
rec’d. My only D ever at any level of school= 8am Italian class at UT
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 10, 2010 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
I used to feel the same way when I was in college. Since I’ve been out of school, 8:00 am doesn’t even seem early anymore.
I am a Vereenian.
tell us how you really feel, don’t hold back, please
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Everyone who mocks him clearly has a perfect life and don’t have to worry about the serious issues he does, such as the time Rajdeep took his milk from the community fridge.
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A survey of the 1.9 million accounts on AshleyMadison.com, a dating site for people looking to cheat on their spouses, rounds up the most common occupations among the would-be infidelitous:
For Men:
1. Physicians
2. Police Officers
3. Lawyers
4. Real Estate Agents
5. Engineers
For Women:
1. Teachers
2. Stay-at-home Moms
3. Nurses
4. Administrative Assistants
5. Real Estate Agents
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
I’m stunned that lawyers-
(1) aren’t higher on the men’s list and
(2) aren’t even in the women’s top 5.
I am a Vereenian.
1) bankers are generally not married
2) bankers speed dial, hence not w/i the scope of AshleyMadison.com’s analysis
3) married bankers do it outside of the country. diff country code = not cheating
aggregating recruiting notes at the solarise collection
3) Hahahaha. That’s funny/sads cuz I TOTALLY hear this around the bank. “It’s not cheating if it’s out of town.”
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Hmmm… not heard that one specifically. But in all seriousness, I have also heard (from males and females):
“I wouldn’t say I cheated on my wife. Life… is a journey, S97.”
“It’s not cheating. It’s business.”
“Is it technically cheating if we’re going to get a divorce in a couple years anyway?”
and related to that, but not about cheating:
“Of course I’m going to marry him. It’s not like it’s forever necessarily, right…. right?”
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Hellllooooooo? 200 mile rule…
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 11, 2010 6:45 AM PST up reply actions
I’m also surprised about real-estate agents landing on both the men’s and women’s lists – it’s not the first profession that would come to mind when thinking of cheating spouses.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
Can’t trust a real estate agent.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
ABC.
Always.
Be,
ClosingCarousing.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
Also, are these simply the listed professions? I’m sure lots of people might claim to be a doctor or lawyer or something, but that could easily be a ruse to make themselves look more wealthy and attractive to a potential fling.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
For Women:
1. Teachers — with their students
2. Stay-at-home Moms — with the UPS boy
3. Nurses — with their patients
4. Administrative Assistants — with their administrators
5. Real Estate Agents — don’t even need to say why
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For Men:
1. Physicians — with anyone and everyone
2. Police Officers — with anyone and everyone
3. Lawyers — with anyone and everyone
4. Real Estate Agents — with anyone and everyone
5. Engineers — with anyone and everyone
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
That’s gotta be wrong.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
2. Stay-at-home Moms — with the UPS boy with the Mexican pool boy
Fixed
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 10, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
2. Stay-at-home Moms —with the UPS boywith the Mexican pool boywith other stay at home moms
Fixed again.
I am a Vereenian.
I have so many questions to ask Mrs. Ohio Bear when next I see her.
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
I am her counsel, I ask the questions for her
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
She should fire her heffalump counsel and hire some sexy young west coast counsel.
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Calbear81 is available
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 10, 2010 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Calbear81 can work on my briefs any time!
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
tighty whities or grape smugglers?
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 10, 2010 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
Banana hammock
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
Matt Williamson doesn't know who Keenan Allen is
john (cali)
what do you think of cals freshman safety keenan allen?
Matt Williamson (12:23 PM)
I don’t know one thing about him. Are you his uncle? Neighbor?
john (cali)
what do you think of kenan allen?
Matt Williamson (12:31 PM)
Seriously Dude. More with the Kenan Allen talk? If you are going to pump your nephew’s tires in my chat, at least capitalize the young man’s name….whoever he is.
Proud to hold season tickets to the only NBA team soon to be owned by a Russian oligarch.
Wait
Who’s Matt Williamson?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 10, 2010 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Exactly this.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
Whoops, link didn’t work.
Proud to hold season tickets to the only NBA team soon to be owned by a Russian oligarch.
by yellow fever on Mar 10, 2010 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
If you are going to pump your nephew’s tires in my chat,
What the hell kind of screwed up idiom is that?
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Then, I pumped her tires if you know what I mean AND I THINK YOU DO!
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HONK?
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
Worst college experience...
Throwing up 8 times the morning after I took 11+ shots of vodka as a result of my floor’s “Pokemon Game”, which involves taking a shot every time a pokeball is thrown…
Jack "The Must, Just has no Rust, ain't no Bust, after him the ladies Lust, turns pitchers into Dust, likes his pizza with no Crust" Cust
Cant take straight shots of vodka anymore
Have grown an aversion because of that experience….
Jack "The Must, Just has no Rust, ain't no Bust, after him the ladies Lust, turns pitchers into Dust, likes his pizza with no Crust" Cust
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 10, 2010 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
Ugh me either FC!
But in my case, my boyfriend at the time was being hazed in sr year of high school by his friends to do vodka shot after vodka shot until he started violently throwing up. I was so disgusted by the process that I can’t stand them either now.
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
Worst college experience
Roommate died in a car accident. Eyes still get watery thinkin’ about the guy. He wanted to follow the footsteps of DC Trojan.
aggregating recruiting notes at the solarise collection
Yeah, he totally would’ve been rooting for the wrong team. Sounded like a nice guy though. Sorry for your loss, solarise.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
Boom! Condored!
First Condor nest in Pinnacles in 100 years
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Boom! Condored!
First Condor nest in Pinnacles in 100 years
Cal Football: I loved them once and they broke my heart. Let that be a lesson to you. Never love anything.
Worst Experience
First semester as a frosh I took PACS10 (big mistake). I was in a “project team” with 2 others in my dorm, including my roomie. We each had to write papers on the project and turn them in. I wrote mine first on my roomie’s computer, the my dumbass teammates took my paper, rewrote the first and last paragraphs and turned theirs in. Naturally, they got caught. The prof figured out that my paper was written first and it seemed clear that if I revealed they did this without my consent they would fail for cheating. Instead I claimed we did the paper as a project since we were a team and didn’t realize each paper had to be unique, etc. So instead we all got Ds. I got a Pass for the class (luckily was not taking for a grade), and my dormmates were thankful, but it felt wrong. They should’ve gotten Fs for what they did, but I would’ve been the huge douche if I had told the truth. It was a no win situation that still makes me feel bad. This could have been a huge disaster for everyone involved, luckily the prof probably realized we were stupid freshman and it wasn’t worth severely damaging our lives with this screwup.
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Cool story, Hansel
Too bad you weren’t at stanfurd. You could have just all dropped the class, no harm, no grade. Of course, being at stanfurd would’ve made you an elitist, pompous douchebag, but at least you wouldn’t have gotten that ‘D’ grade.
I am a Vereenian.
Thanks, Olaf
You are so wrong. We all would have received As in spite of the academic dishonesty, because at furd this would not have been frowned upon.
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
So at the end of it all
This could have been a huge disaster for everyone involved, luckily the prof probably realized we were stupid freshman and it wasn’t worth severely damaging our lives with this screwup.
You learned all about Peace and Conflict.
I am a Vereenian.
In that class, I learned all about peace, conflicts, body odor, lack of hygene, the fact that I was a rapist (as are all men), and why our state and federal government was evil. It was a true Berkeley experience.
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
the fact that I was a rapist (as are all men)
Uh-oh!
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I was made to feel welcome in that class. It was “an adventure”
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
Because you do the penetrating! Biology has made it true. Your penis makes you guilty (but apparently only 41% of males).
You know what I always thought? How patronizing that women aren’t responsible for their own decisions and that no matter what a woman says in the moment, the man should make the protective decision and not have sex with her.
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
What happens when the woman is on top?
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
What happens when thewomandate rape survivor gyno-american is on top?
Fixed, per what I learned in PACS10
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
I’m just saying, vagina-americans have been known to initiate intercourse, and I fail to see how that is rape. Unless you (meaning your silly PACS course tenets, not you personally) wanna argue that she’s a victim of societal programming that is forcing her to rape herself. In which case, that’s hysterically stupid.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
hysterically stupid.
Dear misogynist pig, please stop using inflammatory gender-specific terminology.
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
It was carefully chosen specifically for the occasion! :)
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
see!
you DID learn something in there!
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
carp (paraphrased): "117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"
by natteringnabob on Mar 10, 2010 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
does not matter apparently.
This is the scenario as it was given to me (and others) during a workshop run by the student services. Girl goes to party, has too much to drink, makes a choice at the time to sleep with some dude, wakes up next morning and regrets it. Is it rape?
Apparently yes, and the guy is guilty for penetrating. We had — lets say — disagreements about this.
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
I think if all parties are acting in good faith at the time, there’s no way to honestly call it rape. Just because you regret something later doesn’t mean it wasn’t your decision.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
So why doesn’t that apply to males? Maybe Walter gave drunken concent to Cindy Wong to jump on him.
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Yeah, how frequently is one party completely sober and the other party is completely inebriated to the point where they can’t be held accountable for their actions? And don’t people CHOOSE to get inebriated, often precisely for the purposes of lowering their inhibitions and facilitating social interaction?
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
Well, the point was, if HE was drunk and SHE took advantage, it didn’t matter because he was the penetrator. That was literally the clarification we received.
So, it doesn’t matter if you are proactive in getting the sex, you also have to proactive DURING the sex.
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
Penetration is a stupid line to hang your hat on. One can just as easily refer to the other party as the “eneveloper”. The distinction is completely meaningless.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
*enveloper.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
HA! I had not thought about that. Although it makes the ‘enveloper’ sound like a giant squid.
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
“Penetrator” makes the person sound like a huge prick. Oh wait.
But yeah, as someone who considers himself a “feminist”, or at least someone who values the equality of women, I think that thinking of sex that way really strips away any notion of the woman’s own agency in favor of universally casting her as a victim, and it doesn’t seem right or fair. That said, if there was any degree of manipulation or coercion, that’s clearly wrong. Hence my interpretation relying on good faith from both parties.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
well said, and I completely agree with you. I’m merely relaying the flawed logic given to me.
Ragnarok: Great Man or Greatest Man?
Yeah, I understand, not your point of view. We’re all too reasonable for the most part to believe such craziness. Frankly, it sounds to me like a political formulation, designed to frame the issue in such a way that no matter what, the woman is always in the right. Because how can a women’s movement not side with the woman?
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
Stand strong, enveloper survivor!
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
My folks were buying some land in Santa Cruz county and there was an announcement to the effect that people shouldn’t wear perfume at the county offices because of possible issues for other folks with scent sensitivity issues. Thus began an epic rant from my mother about how she was sensitive to the smell of patchouli and body odor and how precisely was the county going to protect her sensibilities?
The aged parents hated living in Orange County as well. I’m starting to suspect that they might just be trouble-making misanthropes.
they might just be trouble-making misanthropes
They made you, didn’t they? Case closed.
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
Quit makin’ trouble! Don’t be like your parents.
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
I actualy had a friend get busted for cheating at Stanfraud and then get punished and sued the school. Not sure whatever happened to that.
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www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
furd probably settled for eleventy billion and agreed never to fail anyone again
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
So you made a moral compromise, defended others’ unethical actions, and minimized accountability for yourself. And now … you’re a lawyer? What a surprise!
I kid, I kid.
by sec119 on Mar 10, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
This
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
Dear PACS10, thank you for my morally unrewarding but financially rewarding job. Yours, The Man
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
Isn't San Francisco grand?
I’ve been trying to follow the logic in this story, but I’m stumped. I think Chris Daly might be certifiably insane. Perhaps he can run for Berkeley city council next since he’s termed out in SF?
Daly wants Lennar to apologize after its security guard is cuffed to pole
Verily, I loled not; ’twas merely bemused.
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 10, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
loquaciously quipped, thy maiden?
Go Bruins!
by Harsha on Mar 10, 2010 2:27 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
No, I think it’s lugubriously quantified ten minks.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 10, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
lactated quantifiably, thus, milk?
Go Bruins!
by Harsha on Mar 10, 2010 2:37 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
luminous quasars tellingly multiplied?
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 10, 2010 2:38 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
lustfully queefed thirty milkmaids
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 2:40 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Queef. There’s a word not used enough in the English language.
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by Fire Starkey on Mar 10, 2010 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
recd all around.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Mar 10, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
Longshore quarterbacked to mayhem?
I am a Vereenian.
by Ohio Bear on Mar 10, 2010 6:52 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Lost, is overall a pretty good show but it could have been so much more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=Nd6n_5XKVxo
Can't see clip..
But last night’s episode was great, if only because it gave us great insight into a complex character.
And the last ten seconds were phenom.
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More Eugene intrigue:
http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/oregon-duck-changes-plea-kills-kellys-credibility-28012
Rolando McClain
After cutting his pro day short, the former Alabama linebacker revealed that he has Crohn’s Disease.
Jaguars QB David Garrard also has it. The inflammatory disease is treatable, but can cause abdominal pain and complications ranging from dehydration to arthritis. McClain has dealt with Crohn’s since his freshman year in high school. It probably won’t knock McClain out of the first round, but can’t help.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 10, 2010 3:13 PM PST reply actions
Cal
Sept. 4 vs. UC Davis
Sept. 11 vs. Colorado
Sept. 18 at Nevada
Sept. 25 Bye
Oct. 2 at Arizona
Oct. 9 vs. UCLA
Oct. 16 at USC
Oct. 23 vs. Arizona State
Oct. 30 at Oregon State
Nov. 6 at Washington State
Nov. 13 vs Oregon
Nov. 20 vs. Stanford
Nov. 27 vs. Washington
I wouldn’t mind them moving that UW game a week later. I don’t want to deal with a Saturday after Thanksgiving Game to be honest.
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Right, cuz that Dec. 4 meeting worked out so well for us last year…
I’d prefer it because the players don’t get the week away from football to lose focus and subsequently make me lose all the money I spent on that stupid trip to Seattle last year
Things to Remember: Girls usually don't like it when you yell out "Beast Mode!" when switching to doggy style. - TFLN
I find it wildly doubtful that the difference between winning and losing is one week.
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I mean who knows if the level of apathy towards the 09 UW game was because of the extra week, but it seemed like “We beat stanfurd, that’s what’s important, all that’s left is shitty UW two weeks from now”
I’d think keeping it one week away would keep it top of mind for the players, they would have no time to relax and think about other things…
Regardless it doesn’t matter as we have no control, and what it really comes down to is fuck stanfurd for not scheduling finals around the big game!
Things to Remember: Girls usually don't like it when you yell out "Beast Mode!" when switching to doggy style. - TFLN
It certainly did in HS
When the second-to-last game was against the big rival, and the last game a road trip against a mediocre non-rival, it was pretty hard to pay attention. And that’s without looking forward to a bowl game and trip.
So yes, champions give 100% blah blah these guys are professionals blah blah, but it’s hard to pay attention in that circumstance, especially if there’s no Rose Bowl riding on it.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
carp (paraphrased): "117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"
by natteringnabob on Mar 10, 2010 5:32 PM PST up reply actions
I don't think
it matters much whether it’s one or two weeks; playing the Big Game second to last of the season invites a one-game vacation before a bowl (if qualified).
This schedule also screws up two rivalry games, rather than just one. Boo Pac-10.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
carp (paraphrased): "117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"
by natteringnabob on Mar 10, 2010 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
Why couldn’t they schedule Stanford for the last week? This is so stupid.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
They think Stanfurd’s finals get in the way….
Things to Remember: Girls usually don't like it when you yell out "Beast Mode!" when switching to doggy style. - TFLN
There's also an update to the Nevada game - moved to Friday Sept. 17
Will be televised by ESPN2.
Also note that the new schedule means we now have 1 bye week instead of 2.
Bee tee dubs, why the sudden stanfurd angst about a December game being up against final exams? They didn’t seem to have a problem with it in 2006 or 2007.
I am a Vereenian.
That’s funny, because last time I gave my wife ten bucks, I didn’t become a millionaire. Quite the opposite, in fact.
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You owed a million dollars?
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
Masoli to be charged with 2nd degree burglary!
http://www.kval.com/news/local/87275117.html
More fuel for the fire.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
by ch0ster on Mar 10, 2010 4:14 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
I’m feeling a little left out right now. Perhaps I’ll give one of SC’s running backs an SUV or something.
2010 changes: Big Game, WSU, Nevada, and Arizona (Wilner):
5:30 update details: In addition to moving Big Game, the Bears have:
1. Switched the WSU game to Nov. 6
2. Moved the Nevada game up one day (to a Friday) for ESPN2 purposes
3. Moved the Arizona game up one week, to Sept 25, creating a bye on Oct. 2 (instead of 9/25).
The Bears’ revised schedule:
Sept. 4 vs. UC Davis
Sept. 11 vs. Colorado
Sept. 17 at Nevada
Sept. 25 at Arizona
Oct. 2 Bye
Oct. 9 vs. UCLA
Oct. 16 at USC
Oct. 23 vs. Arizona State
Oct. 30 at Oregon State
Nov. 6 at Washington State
Nov. 13 vs Oregon
Nov. 20 vs. Stanford
Nov. 27 vs. Washington
The @ Nevada game’s on a Friday evening and will on be ESPN2.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Old. Lame, too.
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 9:56 PM PST up reply actions
Jahvid wants to be a Raider
Woah, Jahvid was just quoted in a little teaser clip on the news saying, “If I had the choice, I’d have to say I want to be an Oakland Raider.”
Could Al be seduced by his speed? I don’t think it’s the best move for JB, but I would love to have him locally, so if it is what he wants, then from his mouth to Al’s crazy ears.
Ya! We’ll get my firm to get us tix. You can be the “CFO of a hot new startup.”
Just curious… team workouts… are they open to the public and er… topless by chance?
Fire Starkey. You... complete me.
I’m sure you can show up without a shirt on, if that’s what you mean…
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by atomsareenough on Mar 10, 2010 11:30 PM PST up reply actions
lolz
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by CALumbus Bear on Mar 11, 2010 6:56 AM PST up reply actions
YAYAYAYYAYAAYYAAYAYAYYAY stay at home jahvid!!!!
Al Davis, get yourself some Best!!!!
Things to Remember: Girls usually don't like it when you yell out "Beast Mode!" when switching to doggy style. - TFLN
by CruzinBears on Mar 10, 2010 10:54 PM PST up reply actions
And with the eighth pick of the 2010 NFL draft, the Oakland Raiders select Jahvid Best, runningback, California...
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