The ASUC Senate unanimously passed a bill last Wednesday in opposition to the Food and Drug Administration’s lifetime ban on blood donations from gay men. Read More…
The ASUC Senate has introduced a bill asking The Daily Californian to apologize for what the senate claims is a racially insensitive advertisement that ran in the print issue of the newspaper on Sept. 17. Read More…
The ASUC Senate passed a bill condemning cultural insensitivity within UC Berkeley’s Greek community at its meeting Wednesday night. Read More…
The ASUC Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill in support of reforming Proposition 13, a 1978 amendment to the California Constitution that caps state property taxes. SB 9, co-authored and sponsored by External Affairs Vice President Safeena Mecklai, calls upon the ASUC to express its position on Prop. 13 Read More…
The ASUC Senate unanimously passed SB 11, a bill in opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline, at its meeting Wednesday night. Read More…
The ASUC Senate has introduced a bill in support of reforming Proposition 13 — an amendment to California’s constitution that placed limits on property taxes — in the hopes of raising state revenue and increasing funds for higher education. Read More…
As many would-be entrepreneurs have discovered, there is a huge difference between having an idea and making it a reality. Free Ventures is attempting to bridge that gap. Read More…
After a long and contentious discussion Wednesday night, the ASUC Senate failed to pass a bill that would have supported a student-majority city council district including Northside student residences that are currently excluded in an alternate proposal. Read More…
In an effort to increase the ASUC’s accountability, accessibility, and transparency for the student body, the office of the ASUC Executive Vice President is advancing a number of changes to its operations. Read More…
May 16: Berkeley SHIP UC Berkeley announced the details of its new campus-run health insurance plan, which expands coverage but increases premiums, after the emergence of concerns about a projected $46.5 million deficit faced by the university’s previous health care provider, UC SHIP. May 21: UC medical strikes Thousands of Read More…