The sport of Quidditch first became known to the world in 1997 when British author J.K. Rowling released the first Harry Potter fantasy novel. She developed the sport specifically for the series of books, and it is featured in all but the last book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In 2005, students at Middlebury College in Vermont turned the fictional sport into a intramural league, then in 2007 Alex Benepe founded the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association which now has over 200 institutions participating. (more…)
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UC Berkeley Starts Quidditch League For Harry Potter Fanatics
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010California University Presidents Feeling Recession in Their Paychecks
Monday, January 18th, 2010The presidents in the California University system are paid very well, and typically get great raises each year as long as things go well. Over the past couple of years the recession has slowly been working into the college system of California and now presidents are earning a little less or not getting any raises. In the survey from the Chronicle of Higher Education, they indicate that UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau had no increase in the 2008-2009 school year. Presidents in the UC system are still doing well, as total compensation for Birgeneau was $467,556 last year. UC President Mark Yudof is paid even better bringing in $600,000 overall for his total compensation. (more…)
UC Berkley Fraternities Upsetting Local Residents
Monday, January 18th, 2010The University of California Berkeley is facing some trouble with their 35 fraternities for alleged unruly behavior. Many colleges and universities in California are built right into the heart of the city and in Berkeley, the campus takes up a big portion of the heart of the small city. Berkeley is very densely populated due to the popularity of their college, location in the bay area, and proximity to the BART public transportation system. (more…)
Honorary California Degrees Awarded to World Ward II Internees
Thursday, December 17th, 2009During World War II thousands of Japanese-Americans were made to report to internment camps where they were forced to live starting in 1942, under the presidency of FDR. This shift to pushing the Japanese-American citizens into internment camps was a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, which was performed by Japan. The internments were not equal across the US as the west coast had some of the strictest camps where every Japanese-American in the state was detained. Across the US, other states did not detain citizens to such an extent. (more…)
