In an effort to improve the overall operation of the ASUC, a senate committee will begin to investigate potential changes to consolidate and restructure the ASUC bylaws and constitution. At the senate meeting Wednesday evening, co-chairs of the senate standing committee on Constitutional and Procedural Review, CalSERVE senator Nolan Pack Read More…
Public outcry over the perceived racially insensitive nature of a campus fraternity’s Halloween decoration has prompted efforts in the ASUC Senate to increase awareness of racial and cultural issues on campus.
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The ASUC Senate could face a $50,000 deficit at the ending of the year, according to most recent projections — a funding gap that might force the student government to freeze funding for student groups in the future.
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A self-use bicycle repair station was installed near the northwest corner of the UC Berkeley campus last week.
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The UC Student Association elected a new president at its meeting Saturday, following the resignation of its former president last week. Read More…
The ASUC Senate weighed in on the city of Berkeley’s controversial civil sidewalks ballot measure Wednesday, voting overwhelmingly to oppose the measure.
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The ASUC Senate entered California’s political fray Wednesday night when it unanimously endorsed Proposition 30, Gov. Brown’s November tax initiative that aims to stave off further funding cuts to higher education. Read More…
Pacific Gas and Electric, which services the city of Berkeley, unveiled a new program that would enable customers to buy energy from 100 percent renewable sources. The Green Option is voluntary for customers, who would pay six dollars more per month to support sustainable energy production, according to PG&E spokesperson Jonathan Read More…
A survey released Wednesday indicates that a majority of likely voters support Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax initiative, which would mitigate further state cuts to public education, including the UC. According to the survey released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California, 54 percent of likely voters favor Brown’s initiative, Read More…
Famed Bay Area ragtime pianist Frederick Hodges is scheduled to continue his trial Monday at the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland for alleged sexual offences involving two children in Berkeley and Oakland. Hodges faces several counts of child molestation stemming from individual encounters he allegedly had with two 12-year-old Read More…
