Check out highlights from past Daily Cailfornian issues that recount cultural events of the late 1960s.
February 10, 1966 — Something's Happening, By Mr. Jones: "Can You Pass the Acid Test?"
Jann Wenner's column reviews the Acid Test, an iconic cultural event held by Ken Kesey and The Merry Pranksters.
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July 28, 1967 — "Flick About Berkeley Campus Shot at USC"
"The Graduate" is filmed at UC Berkeley.
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May 10, 1967 — "Berkeley Image Haunts Job Seekers"
Some Berkeley students appear to be 'too hairy' for mainstream employers.
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November 28, 1967 — "Black Panthers to Use Violence"
Confrontation between whites and militant blacks increases in Oakland.
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Thursday February 24, 1967 — Something's Happening, By Mr. Jones: "Bob Dylan's T.B. and Acid-Rock"
Jann Wenner's column explores a new rock genre and a Dylan interview.
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May 10, 1967 — "'Happy Hippies' Pack Telegraph"
Thousands of hippies and students play music and hang out on Telegraph Avenue.
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August 8, 1967 — "Predicted Hippie Invasion Fails"
Berkeley Police Department fears prove unfounded.
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May 10, 1967 — "Martin Luther King Jr. Visits Campus"
Martin Luther King Jr. speaks to students about racial injustice.
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May 25, 1967 — "The Hippies: A Permanent Subculture?"
Predictions about the hippies' continued role in society
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July 3, 1967 — "Savio, Aptheker Begin Sentences"
Leaders of the Free Speech Movement face jail time.
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October 18, 1967 — "600 Police Rush Protesters; Induction Center Forced Open"
Stop the Draft Week is recounted.
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August 15, 1967 — "Student Fasts, Protests Draft"
A UC Berkeley student tries to "render his body ineffective as an instrument of war."
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August 15, 1967 — "Cause of Student Unrest Examined"
Research on the reasons for student protests.
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