BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Katherine Shok
Senior Staff
Katherine Shok is the editor-in-chief and president of The Daily Californian. Since joining in fall 2019, Shok has served as an opinion columnist, deputy and head opinion editor, senior staff reporter for news and arts, DEI hiring manager and a deputy special issues editor.
Theater
MAY 18, 2023
Octavia E. Butler’s ‘The Parable of the Sower’ operatically presents enduring representation at Zellerbach Hall
Butler’s original themes of hope and community in a dangerous world are translated into fiery melodies and assured anthems.
Theater
MAY 18, 2023
Octavia E. Butler’s ‘The Parable of the Sower’ operatically presents enduring representation at Zellerbach Hall
Butler’s original themes of hope and community in a dangerous world are translated into fiery melodies and assured anthems.
Graduation 2023
MAY 11, 2023
Committing
Commitment to me has always meant offering up all of my energy and emotion and everything to fulfill expectations and make everyone as happy as possible. Nowhere was there space for my own happiness, my own interests, my own life.
Graduation 2023
MAY 11, 2023
Committing
Commitment to me has always meant offering up all of my energy and emotion and everything to fulfill expectations and make everyone as happy as possible. Nowhere was there space for my own happiness, my own interests, my own life.
Film & Television
MAY 05, 2023
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ is poignant, persistent raccoon song for franchise
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” gives hardcore Marvel fans the “Rocket the cybernetically enhanced raccoon genius and sarcasm machine” backstory they’ve thirsted for.
Film & Television
MAY 05, 2023
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ is poignant, persistent raccoon song for franchise
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” gives hardcore Marvel fans the “Rocket the cybernetically enhanced raccoon genius and sarcasm machine” backstory they’ve thirsted for.
Campus
APRIL 19, 2023
‘Comedy is revolutionary’: Darren Zook fuses laughter, democracy at BridgeUSA event
Darren Zook, UC Berkeley political science lecturer, always arms himself with his iconic brown fedora and an open mind. On Tuesday, Zook spoke on the intersection of comedy, free speech and democracy at an event hosted by BridgeUSA at UC Berkeley titled “Who’s Laughing Now?”
Campus
APRIL 19, 2023
‘Comedy is revolutionary’: Darren Zook fuses laughter, democracy at BridgeUSA event
Darren Zook, UC Berkeley political science lecturer, always arms himself with his iconic brown fedora and an open mind. On Tuesday, Zook spoke on the intersection of comedy, free speech and democracy at an event hosted by BridgeUSA at UC Berkeley titled “Who’s Laughing Now?”
Free Speech 2023
APRIL 14, 2023
Editors' note: Free speech impact issue
When you think of freedom of speech, you often first consider the right to say what you feel. But free speech extends beyond this expression; it is an avenue to being understood and seen.
Free Speech 2023
APRIL 14, 2023
Editors' note: Free speech impact issue
When you think of freedom of speech, you often first consider the right to say what you feel. But free speech extends beyond this expression; it is an avenue to being understood and seen.
Film & Television
MARCH 24, 2023
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ is plotless, merciless spectacle
Alongside these plot failings, “John Wick: Chapter 4” fails to pass the Bechdel test or ignite a powerful connection between Reeves and any of his co-stars.
Film & Television
MARCH 24, 2023
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ is plotless, merciless spectacle
Alongside these plot failings, “John Wick: Chapter 4” fails to pass the Bechdel test or ignite a powerful connection between Reeves and any of his co-stars.
Editor’s Blog
MARCH 17, 2023
The Daily Californian succeeds, excites at California College Media Association awards
The Daily Californian again distinguished itself as a top newspaper in the state, with several staff members taking home awards at the California College Media Association’s annual awards presentation March 11 in San Francisco.
Editor’s Blog
MARCH 17, 2023
The Daily Californian succeeds, excites at California College Media Association awards
The Daily Californian again distinguished itself as a top newspaper in the state, with several staff members taking home awards at the California College Media Association’s annual awards presentation March 11 in San Francisco.
Theater
MARCH 17, 2023
‘The Never Too Late Show starring Don Reed’ sheds hope, heart on making it in Hollywood
Forty years later, Don Reed has, in fact, made it big — big enough to warrant his own one-man multimedia show at The Marsh Arts Center in Downtown Berkeley.
Theater
MARCH 17, 2023
‘The Never Too Late Show starring Don Reed’ sheds hope, heart on making it in Hollywood
Forty years later, Don Reed has, in fact, made it big — big enough to warrant his own one-man multimedia show at The Marsh Arts Center in Downtown Berkeley.
Film & Television
MARCH 10, 2023
‘Scream VI’ is cuttingly tedious continuation of franchise
While the traditional cold opening of the film is refreshing and invitingly misleading, Scream VI attempts to do more with the slasher movie template than it can offer.
Film & Television
MARCH 10, 2023
‘Scream VI’ is cuttingly tedious continuation of franchise
While the traditional cold opening of the film is refreshing and invitingly misleading, Scream VI attempts to do more with the slasher movie template than it can offer.
