Amy Jiang

You should be studying right now, but let’s be real –– dead week is for so much more than studying. So before getting back to your study grind, take a study break with this dead week issue and momentarily “piece out” with puzzles.

With gifts, feasts and kisses from extended family members impending, winter sure can be a stressful season. While we at The Daily Californian might not be able to intervene in the inevitable holiday drama, we can do our best to make the process of preparing gifts as painless as possible with our first-ever Holiday Buying Guide.

Cal football is off to a promising start this year, and the Homecoming game against Washington State is just one of many activities to look forward to this weekend. Alumni reminisce about the glory days, parents get a glimpse of their kids’ daily lives and we as students are a bit overwhelmed with the sheer presence of so many real adults in one place.

Nadine Gerdes, a senior study abroad adviser with Berkeley Study Abroad, has been working with the organization since 1991. Gerdes chatted with The Daily Californian about how to study abroad and why it’s a worthwhile experience.

Berkeley police have reopened a roadway after investigating a suspicious package found near the intersection of Monterey Avenue and Hopkins Street on Wednesday afternoon.

The body of Berkeley resident Katherine Gravett was found Thursday floating in the water near Point Isabel in Richmond.

A fire that burned a fence and deck Sunday morning caused an estimated $25,000 worth of property damage to a residence south of the Berkeley campus, authorities said.

A South Berkeley shooting Friday morning resulted in the hospitalization of one victim, who is expected to survive.