06 November 2009
Thanksgiving Away From Home
I know that many students at CAL choose to spend the holidays close to campus instead of going home. Finals are right after the Thanksgiving holiday and travelling can be extremely time consuming. In order to avoid homesickness during the holidays I’d suggest getting together with a group of friends and sharing Thanksgiving dinner at someone’s apartment if possible. The adventure of cooking Turkey-day dinner can be quite a fun bonding experience for friends if everyone helps out or chooses to take on smaller tasks so it’s not overwhelming for the host. This also can generate a family like atmosphere here on campus once you have celebrated together. There are a few things you should know before attempting to make a turkey if you have never done so. First make sure the turkey is fully thawed out before you cook it otherwise it won’t cook right. Second put the turkey in the oven pretty much right when you get up in the morning, yes it does take a turkey all day to cook. And lastly, definitely use a meat thermometer to make sure the middle is done. The last thing you want is food poisoning when you are trying to study for finals. On that positive note, enjoy!
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Posted by Jessica Lebeau at 2:02 | Permalink
04 November 2009
Local Eateries
One of the most frequently visited locations around the UC Campus is the Durant Food Court or what was once known as Asian Ghetto. Since its convenient for students and house a wide range of cuisines, its no brainer that this is the first thought in people's mind as an alternative to cooking or eating in the dorms. I, too, have a couple of favorite restaurants there. Normally, when I eat there with friends, I order the Kimchi Spam Fried Rice from Bear's Ramen House. Even for those of you who are afraid of spicy food, you should try it because its actually more sweet than spicy and has a lot of delicious flavor. Thai Basil is another favorite among my friends, who often swear by their Pad Thai over any other Thai restaurant around the area. Although, Gypsy's look like a small, crowded and oily restaurant, you will be surprised by the satisfaction a large plate of Italian homecooking can bring. However, I also want to introduce you to MANY other incredible restaurants in Berkeley to visit before you graduate. So here is MY LIST!
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Posted by Jenny Zhang at 1:22 | Permalink
04 November 2009
Why I love CNR!
As I went into my last telebears appointment with my advisor, Susan, I couldn't believe how fast the four years on college has gone by. It seems like just yesterday when I didn't even know how to use telebears. I started thinking about the things that have really shaped my college career, and being in CNR was definitely one of the things that defined my life at Berkeley. The free printing and the very comfortable couches are not the only great things about CNR.
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Posted by Jenn Jehnsen at 0:29 | Permalink
02 November 2009
Fun things to do for Turkey Day
I know it's early to think about Thanksgiving already but its not that many weeks away. My second round of midterms are in less than a week and after that I want to relax, celebrate and have some fun with friends/families. Yeah?! Well, I am planning to go home for the three day holiday since I haven't been home for weeks or even months. But if any of you guys are wanting to stay at Berkeley, then plan ahead on the things that you want to do (get started on the holiday shopping? haha). Usually if I am staying in Berkeley over this short break, I would go shop, eat and chillax in the city. Last year, I went out to Pier 39 and basically hung out there with a couple of friends for most of the day. We went sailing on the boat, past alcatraz. It was cold but so nice and refreshing!! Afterwards, we went ice skating, a leisure activity that I really enjoy and its a lot of fun if you go with a group of friends. Of course we went to eat after that. Food was delicious although I forgot the exact name of the restaurant, I believe it was an Italian restaurant. Anywho, it was definitely a fun/memorable event which I shared with friends. Of course finals are soon approaching after that, so you can always get a head start on that, spend some productive time hitting the books which can relieve some stress before the actual day of exams.
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Posted by Tiet Nguyen at 2:26 | Permalink
26 October 2009
Some suggestions on how to tackle the issue of scheduling class and graduating on time
Hey everyone, I hope you have all met with your faculty advisors and have made up a tentative class schedule for upcoming spring semester. Under the influence of budget cut, you may not be able to take all the classes you have planned. It is a good idea to prepare some alternatives and try to accommodate the change with the following semesters. If it is possible, try to plan for summer schedule along with spring semester schedule. When it comes to the classes only being offered once a year, it is best to check the prerequisites in advance.
Posted by Kay Jiaqi Yang at 2:06 | Permalink
26 October 2009
Midterm Breather and Getting Prepared for upcoming Exams
I'm about to enter my second round of midterms, as I'm sure many people are, but it is important to try and relax a little in between exams. I like to study more at cafes and outside when I don't have an exam right around the corner; you might not get quite as much done as in the library, but it's a nice change of pace and you can enjoy some of the nice weather before it gets colder :) Also you can use some of your free time to make sure you are eating right and getting a good amount of sleep. You don't want to get sick right before your next midterms or papers.
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Posted by Kerry Boyle at 8:45 | Permalink
25 October 2009
My personal way of how to stay on track
Telebears is here once again, I don't know about you guys but I am frantically trying to plan my classes not just for next semester but also for the two after that. Due to budget cuts, many classes are not offered anymore but its important to have back up classes to take just in case. When I was a freshmen I planned out my four year plan to make sure that I can graduate within the four years. The funny thing is every semester by '4 year plan' looks a little different from before.
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Posted by Julie Zhu at 3:35 | Permalink
20 October 2009
Switching into CNR vs. Telebears
Time passes by very quickly and it doesn't feel like Spring Telebear appointments are coming up shortly. If you are new to the University or if you are wondering switching colleges or majors, here are some tips for you!
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Posted by Selina Chou at 3:47 | Permalink
14 October 2009
Tips for planning out your best fit spring schedule
Wow it's amazing how telebears phase 1 is here yet we are in the middle of getting through this fall semester!! For this reason it is important that we start looking into classes and start asking our friends about classes they recommend. Something that I have learned from planning out my schedule (for the past 4 years) is that we should not set our schedule in stone early on but have some options to decide on the first week of classes. Although those classes may seem very interesting to us, during the first week we may realize that two of our most challenging classes will have midterms on the same day. If you have other class options you can have the choice of taking another class (this happened to me for PH162A- Microbiology and MCB 102 and I had a horrible semester even though the classes were interesting I was not able to study as well as I would have liked to because both of the midterms were back to back from one another). This brings me to another very important point that when choosing classes it is important to understand that everybody can handle different levels of courses and that you need to realize what would be a good fit for YOU!!!! Just because your roommate was able to take a combination of classes it doesn't make it a good fit for you and vice versa. Especially for the lower division classes like chem 1a, chem 3a/b, the math 16 series, the bio's etc, it is important to understand that these classes take up a lot of time to study and people can handle certain combination of classes better than others. It does not make you inferior if you need to make a preparation course for chem 1a or need to start with precalculus (I needed to), if it will help you in the long run than you should definitely go for it. The truth of the matter is that people come to Cal with different levels of preparation based on what their high schools offered -it is not a fair playing field :-( The best we can do is acknowledge it and take classes that we can handle. Obviously we are stressed to graduate on time, but if you have the flexibility to spread out some of your core science classes (you know the classes that you need to really super dedicate yourself to), then why not. After all the classes have to be a good fit for you!!!!
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Posted by Liz Pelayo at 0:10 | Permalink
13 October 2009
TELEBEARS IS HERE! Spring 2010 advice on classes?
Telebears is here! The big question is... What classes do you take?! Don't go completely crazy yet, we can figure this out. Taking the wrong combination of classes here at UC Berkeley can make a student crawl into a hole and never want to come out. Never fret, CNR PALS are coming to your rescue! I have some quick tips on how I've come to select classes.... 1. Try to stay in between 13-15 units, especially if you're "doubling up" on science courses. 2. I've found that many "intro" labeled courses are very time consuming. 3. Balance, balance, balance your workload! For example, MCB 102, Math 54, NST 103, Chemistry 3 A/B, and Physics 7/8 series are very difficult and time consuming classes for most students at Berkeley. Try not to take more than 3 of these courses at the same time. 4. In addition to 3, figure out how you will fair with professors! "How do I do this?" you may ask. There are many resources! I feel the best resource ofcourse come from UCB students who have taken the course already, preferably with the same professor you look to take it with. (I tend to use ratemyprofessor.com as a last resort because it has been VERY inaccurate at times from my own personal experience. 5. I think the main point I am trying to get across is to.... ASK! Ask your adviser. Ask a former student! Ask your prospective professor. ASK! ASK! ASK! It is the only sure way you will know what you are getting into for Spring 2010! Who knows, you may get an old syllabus or exams to gauge just how the class may be. These are my two cents about the issue. If I have left something out you feel is equally important, please feel free to share! I mean hey... This is a BLOG right? :-) Be Careful and Stay Dry, Wellington
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