Berkeley Uc Town
November 12th, 2008 | by admin |John Parks asked:
Berkeley is so integrated with the UC campus that one may not know whether a person is referring to the town or the school. One of the reasons Berkeley is such a household name nationwide is the political movement of the late 60’s where Berkeley became a focal point for the hippie movement. It remains today one of the top liberal colleges in the nation. Between 1967 and 1969 the hippie movement became energized with heavy intellectual activism and radically left activities, protests and organizations.
The main publicity and video footage that has become a part of our collective memory of the movement was captured when Ronald Regan, the then governor ordered in the National Guard which resulted in a month long occupation. The conflict was over a portion of University property then occupied by the hippies and now known as People’s Park.
The university town has a big reputation but in all actuality a small population. In Alameda county Berkeley is ranked fourth in population behind Oakland, Fremont and Hayward. Still the small town is known around the globe as a center for academic achievement, scientific exploration, for its encouragement of free speech and for its achievements in the arts. This cutting edge approach to business development was brought about by the long standing philosophies that went into the development of the University of California Berkeley and the changes it has undergone since it was chartered in 1869 – envisioned even then as a ‘city of learning’ on the San Francisco Bay. This makes it the oldest campus of the University of California system.
The small town owns around 36 local television and radio programs on the air and fosters an environment of community activism and environmental accountability. The local office of economic development is partially responsible for the self-actualized business endeavors because it provides business services that foster a community-based approach to entrepreneurial, artistic and environmental causes and business undertakings.
35,409 students are at UC Berkeley while the town had a total resident population of over 151,000 as of 2005. Today, Berkeley still has vendors on the famous street Telegraph Avenue where street vendors can be found selling 60’s reminiscent hippie wear, handmade jewelry and incense and someone has spray painted all the stop signs with a stencil that reads driving, making the stop signs read, ‘stop driving’, reminding people to take accountability and stop using up our fossil fuel resources. Regularly college students will plough thru to the bars on Telegraph or College Avenue, screaming over the latest sports event and blocking traffic reminding us that college students are the same all over more or less.
While the city is liberal, it is not the most liberal place on earth. One study named it the third most politically liberal in the United States. While some people may find a few fringe residents with brightly colored houses or Art Cars, unusual most of the charm of the city is in its many Yoga studios, great educational facilities, and the rampant promotion of cultural awareness and community involvement. Most residents of the East Bay will notice that getting involved and promoting change is almost a requirement or a strong trend among Berkeley residents. As Los Angeles is invested in tabloids about Brittney Spears, Berkeley residents are dedicated to supporting their local farmers markets and taking action to help improve their community. Fringe leftist hippies of the 60’s now find spiritual awareness in their vegetable gardens and permaculture classes and all work together to make Berkeley a very nice place to live.
For more information on Berkeley, visit http://www.berkeleyblog.net and http://www.berkeleymicroblog.com.
MEGHAN
Berkeley is so integrated with the UC campus that one may not know whether a person is referring to the town or the school. One of the reasons Berkeley is such a household name nationwide is the political movement of the late 60’s where Berkeley became a focal point for the hippie movement. It remains today one of the top liberal colleges in the nation. Between 1967 and 1969 the hippie movement became energized with heavy intellectual activism and radically left activities, protests and organizations.
The main publicity and video footage that has become a part of our collective memory of the movement was captured when Ronald Regan, the then governor ordered in the National Guard which resulted in a month long occupation. The conflict was over a portion of University property then occupied by the hippies and now known as People’s Park.
The university town has a big reputation but in all actuality a small population. In Alameda county Berkeley is ranked fourth in population behind Oakland, Fremont and Hayward. Still the small town is known around the globe as a center for academic achievement, scientific exploration, for its encouragement of free speech and for its achievements in the arts. This cutting edge approach to business development was brought about by the long standing philosophies that went into the development of the University of California Berkeley and the changes it has undergone since it was chartered in 1869 – envisioned even then as a ‘city of learning’ on the San Francisco Bay. This makes it the oldest campus of the University of California system.
The small town owns around 36 local television and radio programs on the air and fosters an environment of community activism and environmental accountability. The local office of economic development is partially responsible for the self-actualized business endeavors because it provides business services that foster a community-based approach to entrepreneurial, artistic and environmental causes and business undertakings.
35,409 students are at UC Berkeley while the town had a total resident population of over 151,000 as of 2005. Today, Berkeley still has vendors on the famous street Telegraph Avenue where street vendors can be found selling 60’s reminiscent hippie wear, handmade jewelry and incense and someone has spray painted all the stop signs with a stencil that reads driving, making the stop signs read, ‘stop driving’, reminding people to take accountability and stop using up our fossil fuel resources. Regularly college students will plough thru to the bars on Telegraph or College Avenue, screaming over the latest sports event and blocking traffic reminding us that college students are the same all over more or less.
While the city is liberal, it is not the most liberal place on earth. One study named it the third most politically liberal in the United States. While some people may find a few fringe residents with brightly colored houses or Art Cars, unusual most of the charm of the city is in its many Yoga studios, great educational facilities, and the rampant promotion of cultural awareness and community involvement. Most residents of the East Bay will notice that getting involved and promoting change is almost a requirement or a strong trend among Berkeley residents. As Los Angeles is invested in tabloids about Brittney Spears, Berkeley residents are dedicated to supporting their local farmers markets and taking action to help improve their community. Fringe leftist hippies of the 60’s now find spiritual awareness in their vegetable gardens and permaculture classes and all work together to make Berkeley a very nice place to live.
For more information on Berkeley, visit http://www.berkeleyblog.net and http://www.berkeleymicroblog.com.
MEGHAN
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