UC Berkeley alumnus and social activist Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi — who has been a Berkeley resident since 1997 — held a press conference Thursday to announce his decision to run for city mayor, making him the 10th candidate to announce plans to run against incumbent Tom Bates. Read More…
A 28-year-old female student, was walking on campus, playing a game on her iPhone, when she was approached by a man who grabbed her cellphone. Read More…
Friends, family and students are remembering the UC Berkeley guest lecturer and world renowned Israeli neuropsychologist who died Friday evening shortly after a bicycle collision near the intersection of Bancroft Way and Fulton Street. Read More…
The threat of a UC and CSU tuition hike in the middle of the 2012-13 academic year could increase college student voter turnout for the November election. Read More…
Berkeley community members spoke out against the city’s civil sidewalks measure on Monday before the Berkeley City Council decides Tuesday whether or not to place it on the November ballot. Read More…
Berkeley residents gathered Sunday to elect a progressive pro-tenant rent board slate to run in the November local election. Read More…
For many people, including UC students, the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Affordable Care Act means provides more alternative insurance options and increased affordable health care. Read More…
Efforts from State Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, and student associations secured a tuition freeze for both UC and CSU systems contingent upon a Wednesday vote in the state legislature and approval by Gov. Jerry Brown. Read More…
The UC Student Association posted on its Facebook page Sunday that state Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, had secured a tuition freeze for both the UC and CSU in the state budget with an additional $120 million in funds for both systems. Read More…
President Barack Obama and college students around the country continue to push for congressional action to stop the doubling of student loan interest rates. Read More…
