{"id":1774,"date":"2014-11-07T17:52:32","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T16:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/?p=1774"},"modified":"2014-11-10T15:23:05","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T14:23:05","slug":"berkeley-the-students-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/2014\/11\/berkeley-the-students-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkeley &#8211; the Student&#8217;s Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rather than listing the same fact you probably already know about what makes the Berkeley area so great, we decided to poll our students about what they think the best places to go are. For all you who\u2019re thinking about making a trip out here soon, pay attention! Our students have some good picks!<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/BKTopRestaurant.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1776\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/BKTopRestaurant.jpg\" alt=\"BKTopRestaurant\" width=\"215\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>TOP RESTAURANT<\/strong><br \/>\nTOSS is located right in Downtown Berkeley, and is a favorite lunch destination for LSI students. The menu is just a perfect California fusion, offering some new takes on your favorite noodle dishes from all over Asia!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/BKTopBar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1777\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/BKTopBar.jpg\" alt=\"BKTopBar\" width=\"215\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>TOP BAR<\/strong><br \/>\nIt\u2019s no wonder Eureka made the pick for favorite bar in town, students can practically see it from their classrooms! Located just across the street, Eureka is part of a growing microbrew movement offering a huge variety of delicious, locally made, beers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/TopDestination.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1778\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/TopDestination.jpg\" alt=\"TopDestination\" width=\"215\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>TOP DESTINATION<\/strong><br \/>\nWe love Berkeley, but even our students know that to see California, you\u2019ve just GOT to get out of the city. With so much to choose it was a close race, but the student pick for Top Destination was the stunning Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/BKTopShoppingSpot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1779\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/BKTopShoppingSpot.jpg\" alt=\"BKTopShoppingSpot\" width=\"215\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>TOP SHOPPING SPOT<\/strong><br \/>\nUnion Square in San Francisco was an easy pick for best shopping around. Whether you\u2019re a lover of high fashion, or prefer a more modest look, Union square will offer your favorite stores; from the ultra-chic to the everyday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/BaseballGame.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1780\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/BaseballGame.jpg\" alt=\"BaseballGame\" width=\"215\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>TOP WEEKEND ACTIVITY<\/strong><br \/>\nGetting out to one of the many professional sports games offered in the area remains the top weekend activity. We\u2019re lucky to have two baseball teams, three football teams, and two basketball teams right next door. Even the local San Francisco Giants just won the world series! LSI students can\u2019t get enough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>For information about\u00a0Berkeley and studying at LSI , contact us at \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ber@lsi.edu\" target=\"_blank\">LSI Berkeley<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rather than listing the same fact you probably already know about what makes the Berkeley area so great, we decided&nbsp;[&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,49],"tags":[86],"class_list":["post-1774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-student-life","category-lsi-news","tag-lsi-berkeley","post-item clearfix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1774"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1786,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1774\/revisions\/1786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}