Interns hold mock City Council meeting
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Otherwise empty on a Wednesday afternoon, the Old City Hall echoed with student voices as City Councilmember Kriss Worthington’s summer interns held a mock City Council meeting. Read More…
Vice Chancellor for Facilities Services Ed Denton to retire
UC Berkeley vice chancellor for facility services Ed Denton announced last week that he will be retiring in January, after more than 15 years working for the campus. Read More…
Residents on Derby Street describe scene of killing
Residents of a Derby Street neighborhood were enjoying time with their families at home shortly before they became witness to Berkeley’s second homicide of the year on Wednesday night. Read More…
Gates foundation director appointed dean of School of Public Health
Stefano Bertozzi, a distinguished global health scientist specializing in AIDS research, will become dean of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health Sept. 1. Read More…
Man poses as BearWALK escort, requests sexual act from female student
A male posing as a BearWALK officer entered a female student’s home and requested a sexual act late Friday night, after escorting her home. Read More…
Berkeley appoints first Asian-American fire chief in continental U.S.
After 23 years of service, Gil Dong was appointed chief of the Berkeley Fire Department at Tuesday’s city council meeting, becoming the first Asian-American fire chief in the continental US.
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Berkeley Law employee files lawsuit against supervisor and administration
UC Berkeley Law School employee Wilda L. White filed a lawsuit last week against her supervisor Mary Louise Frampton for alleged falsification of her 2011 performance evaluation and for attempted fraud. Read More…
Minor sexually assaulted at Berkeley Marina
A 6-year-old boy was sexually assaulted at the Berkeley Marina Tuesday afternoon, launching a massive search for the suspect. According to police reports, the boy was touched by an adult male in the Shorebird Park bathroom near Adventure Playground. The child’s mother reported the incident to the police at about Read More…
Recent UC Berkeley alumna wins prestigious Obie Award for new American play
Grimly Handsome, a play by former UC Berkeley rhetoric graduate student Julia Jarcho, won the prestigious Obie Award for best new American play this May, adding to the list of achievements held by an already accomplished student and playwright. Read More…
Suspicious device found by Channing Circle deemed harmless party prop
A suspicious device reported near the intersection of Channing Way and Piedmont Avenue Saturday was found to be a party prop according to Berkeley police. Read More…