Ray Colvig, manager of UC Berkeley’s Public Information Office for 27 years and a man remembered for his honesty, died Sunday. He was 80. Colvig was the school’s spokesperson from 1964 to 1991, representing the campus through contentious issues ranging from the Free Speech Movement to the anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, Read More…
James Leiby, a UC Berkeley professor emeritus in the School of Social Welfare, died at his home in Berkeley on Feb. 12. He was 89. Leiby retired from campus in 1989. He taught social welfare policy and history and was the head of the undergraduate program of library research for 25 Read More…
Berkeley City Council will look into recommendations Tuesday that would improve the atmosphere of Telegraph Avenue, including an increase in lighting and police patrols on the street. At its meeting Tuesday, the council will decide whether to pass on a proposal from the Telegraph Livability coalition to the city manager Read More…
Twenty years ago this month, a UC Berkeley student was killed in Eshleman Hall. And the crime, which created a legacy of security concern and controversy in the building, still remains unsolved. On Feb. 7, 1992, UC Berkeley junior Grace Asuncion was working with her friends in student offices of Read More…
The ASUC Senate will discuss a bill Wednesday night that would put a referendum on the 2012 general election ballot to give students the option to extend unrestricted ridership on local bus services. The bill — authored by ASUC President Vishalli Loomba and campus Graduate Assembly President Bahar Navab — Read More…
