Splash@UC Berkeley

Got to teach at a group of High Schoolers for Splash at Berkeley today.  Such an amazing experience.  

Splash is an academic outreach program that was originally started at MIT. Splash classes are run by Berkeley students on a variety of topics and last anywhere from 1-3 hours. High schoolers are can sign up to attend as many as they want. 

But before you can teach Splash, got to attend a teacher training workshop on 10/19

Homeless in Berkeley

Diwali w Veena

Celebrating Diwali with my Veena Athai and Tilak Atimber
Except she does not want to be called Athai
She's too young she says.
Not the generation of my Dad!!

Cal is the top Public University yet again

Consistently, Cal is Number 4 and the top Public School.

Limits to No Limits

I spent almost two months working on this article with documentation help from the Disabled Student Advocates on Campus and interviewing users of the program and faculty. 

No Limits was the name of individualized personal training offered to disabled students by the Rec Center at UC Berkeley. 

To summarize: 

Old No Limits Program = Free + Unlimited number of sessions of personal training 

Replacement Program being offered = Subsidized + limit of 16 sessions per academic year.

The history and politics of it all. 

Shutdown of Recreational Sports Facility’s No Limits program leaves disabled students with ‘new limits’

https://www.dailycal.org/2019/10/22/shutdown-of-recreational-sports-facilitys-no-limits-program-leaves-disabled-students-with-new-limits/

Kittu's Birthday

Attending my friend Kittu's Birthday. Was good to see him. Been a while.

The Fight for People's Park

Earthquakes

Daily Cal Game Social

Deej

I attended the screening of documentary Deej at UCSF and got to meet DJ Savarese too.
It is quite the journey. The second time I'm seeing the movie. It was screened at Berkeley the first semester I was there. I had reached late so it was nice to see the beginning this time.

Autism and Narrative Invention

https://www.dailycal.org/2019/10/11/professor-julia-miele-rodas-discusses-autism-narrative-invention-in-robinson-crusoe-at-wheeler-hall/

A very interesting talk by Julia Rodas on Oct 4 in Wheeler Hall.

Unbox the Box

With award-winning Vox Journalist, Liz Plank during the discussion held at i-house on the intersection of Disability and Masculinity based on her first book "For the Love of Men" 

Both the chat and a review of her book covered by me in the Daily Cal Weekender. 

https://www.dailycal.org/2019/10/11/unbox-the-box-for-the-love-of-men-liz-plank-talks-masculinity-disability-with-victor-pineda/

PG&E Games

PG&E Games

Power going off. Power going off

Definitely at midnight

No, its 8am

At noon, maybe 1pm.

A game of anticipation... prep for a blackout, high winds and wildfire.

College shut down.

Not gonna happen. No winds to speak of

Just the boy crying wolf.

... 8pm campus blackout

College shut for another day.

36 hours to turn it back on!!

College closed for a 3rd day.

What is this game?

Enjoying Tacos on Thursday with my Calbear buddy David

Unexpected holiday due to the power outages at UC Berkeley. Ridiculous that Cal was forced to shut down for 3 days due to PG&E's ambiguity about its actions and inefficiencies.