Cal Band, Dance and Cheer perform at noon rally for Hurricane Sandy relief
The UC Berkeley chapter of CalPIRG organized a rally Thursday to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts on the one-month anniversary of the storm. Read More…
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Nicholas Dirks confirmed as UC Berkeley’s next chancellor
The UC Board of Regents confirmed the appointment of Nicholas B. Dirks as UC Berkeley’s next chancellor at a meeting Tuesday morning. Read More…
$23,000 in computer equipment stolen from North Gate Hall
A student reported $23,000 of computer equipment stolen from a locked lab in North Gate Hall on campus Sunday night. Read More…
Veteran protesters seek to rejuvenate movement
Protesters prepared for a protest at Mission Bay planned for the Regents meeting Thursday. The group set up a half dozen tents on Koret Quad that served as overnight shelter as well as a symbol of last year’s university occupations. Read More…
Local moms join hacking frenzy to foster creativity, business
On the night of Mothership HackerMoms’ Halloween party, the entrance to the hackerspace on Adeline Street is blocked by a handmade wooden gate. A repurposed shipping pallet, complete with added hinges and metal pull-handles, serves as a barrier to stop the half-dozen young children there to participate in Halloween crafts Read More…
Walkout draws moderate crowd of protesters to Upper Sproul, Wheeler Hall
About 200 UC Berkeley students, faculty members and clerical workers gathered on Upper Sproul Plaza around noon to protest recent tuition increases and the management of UC funds.
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Progressive slate candidates likely to win three seats on Rent Stabilization Board
Four contested seats on the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board are likely to go mostly to candidates from the Progressive Affordable Housing Slate, data shows as of press time. As of Wednesday afternoon, with all voting precincts reported, the lead candidates are Judy Shelton, Asa Dodsworth and Alejandro Soto-Vigil from the Read More…
CalDems, Berkeley College Republicans host ‘Great Debate’ over presidential candidates
Representatives from Cal Berkeley Democrats and Berkeley College Republicans met at the “Great Debate” Thursday to make their cases for President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the presidential race. Read More…
Complaint accuses rent board slate of violating election laws
On Tuesday, Berkeley’s Fair Campaign Practices Commission heard a complaint alleging that Tenants United for Fairness, one of the two slates running for the city’s Rent Stabilization Board, violated city and state election laws. Read More…
New survey shows declining support for Prop. 30
Voter support for Proposition 30 — which could determine whether University of California students are dealt a 20 percent tuition hike in January — has fallen below 50 percent for the first time, according to a survey released Wednesday. Read More…