ASUC

Eshleman Hall to be demolished months later than projected

The destruction of Eshleman Hall will take place in the second half of the 2012-13 school year.
Michael Tao/Photo Illustration/Staff
The destruction of Eshleman Hall will take place in the second half of the 2012-13 school year.

Contrary to previous expectations, Eshleman Hall, a building that houses dozens of student groups, will now be demolished in spring 2013 — several months later than originally projected. Prompted by the B.E.A.R.S. Initiative in 2010, the demolition of the building is part of the larger multimillion dollar Lower Sproul Plaza Read More…

Campus

Stay-away orders against Occupy Cal protesters disputed

This week, a dozen Occupy Cal protesters were issued orders to stay away from the UC Berkeley campus. Since many of those issued the orders are students, all 12 maintain their innocence, and none of the protesters have been convicted yet, concerns have been raised about the fairness of these Read More…

Notes from the Field

Who are the 1 percent at UC?

Much of the ongoing Occupy movement’s anger has been directed at the “top one percent” — Americans whose incomes are drastically above the median line and who own an amount of the nation’s wealth disproportionate to their numbers. According to statistics on income division released by the Internal Revenue Service Read More…

Campus

Jeff Deutsch, the current director of the Cal student store, will be leaving his position soon for a job at Stanford.

Faces of Berkeley: Jeff Deutsch, student store director leaving for Stanford

Cal Student Store director reflects on work, student partnerships

Working with college students all day long is not everyone’s ideal job — but for Jeff Deutsch, director of the Cal Student Store, it is a unique and challenging experience that inspires satisfaction and pride. For years, Deutsch has been working five to seven days a week on store and Read More…