Berkeley resident and campus alumnus appointed to be Superior Court judge
Gov. Jerry Brown recently announced the appointment of Berkeley resident and UC Berkeley alumnus Stephen Kaus as a judge of the Alameda County Superior Court. Read More…
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Stagnant progress for businesses, tenants of building destroyed by fire
A year after the city’s largest apartment fire in recent memory, much is still uncertain for the former tenants and the Telegraph Avenue commercial district. Read More…
Southside business rundown
The city of Berkeley sees a number of business openings and closings during the course of the year. Here is a brief update on recent happenings with local businesses. Read More…
Students react to presidential election results
While hundreds of students danced in celebration of President Barack Obama’s re-election to Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA” on Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley, members of the Berkeley College Republicans were huddled around a television in an apartment south of campus. The site where various campus groups spent weeks Read More…
Police officer fired following involvement in pepper spray incident
News outlets reported Thursday that Lt. John Pike — the police officer who pepper-sprayed seated protesters at an Occupy Davis protest last November — was fired Tuesday, allegedly overruling an internal affairs panel recommendation which recommended the lieutenant only face suspension. According to documents obtained by The Sacramento Bee, an Read More…
‘SHE SAID YES!’: UC Berkeley alumnus proposes with fake newspaper flyer
UC Berkeley alumnus Bryan Clark used a fictitious Daily Cal front page to help propose to alumna Natalia Garcia on Saturday. Read More…
UC Berkeley professor awarded $1 million to research lupus
A UC Berkeley professor who aims to change the lives of people who have lupus has been awarded part of a $1 million grant, officials announced Wednesday. Read More…
Affirmative Action: Student diversity impacted by race-neutral admissions policy
The UC contends that Proposition 209, passed in November 1996, that prohibits preferential treatment by the state in public employment, education or contracting based on race, ethnicity or gender, has caused a decline of underrepresented minorities in the UC system. Read More…
Federal officials investigate allegations of anti-Semitism at UC Berkeley
Federal officials are investigating a complaint filed against UC Berkeley alleging that protests staged on campus have created an anti-Semitic environment. Read More…
Mayoral candidates discuss campus relations
The topic of UC Berkeley’s relationship with the city of Berkeley dominated much of the discussion at a mayoral forum organized by the Claremont Elmwood Neighborhood Association Monday night.
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