Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series on intercollegiate athletics in the state budget. In just one line situated in the Democrats’ 2011-12 budget proposal, lawmakers have once again reignited the controversy surrounding funding for intercollegiate athletics. Among a seemingly long list of cuts to the various Read More…
Despite the fact that lawmakers have approved a budget that explicitly outlines that state funds cannot be used to fund intercollegiate athletics, university and UC Berkeley officials say concern surrounding funding for intercollegiate athletics is a moot point. The budget has once again brought financing for UC athletics teams under Read More…
Sarah Shourd, a UC Berkeley alumna who was detained in an Iranian prison for over a year after being accused of spying with two other alumni, will be speaking on campus Sunday. Hosted by the Berkeley Lecture Series, Shourd will appear with the families of Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, Read More…
Krishna K. Niyogi, a professor in plant and microbial biology in the College of Natural Resources at UC Berkeley, has been selected as one of 15 scientists nationwide for a new program that is part of an initiative to boost funding for fundamental plant research. According to a press statement Read More…
A tantalizing twist in the understanding of how emotions impact memory formation was revealed in a study published Tuesday by a team of UC Berkeley neuroscientists. In the study, published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, researchers were able to explain that the brain’s center for processing emotional information — called Read More…
Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer who shot and killed Oscar Grant III in 2009, was quietly released from jail early Monday morning. At approximately 12:01 a.m., Mehserle was released from the Los Angeles County Jail after serving 11 months for the involuntary manslaughter of Grant, the 22-year-old Mehserle Read More…
Protesters have gathered in Downtown Oakland to protest the release of former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle, who was convicted of killing Oscar Grant III and has served 11 months for his crime. A Los Angeles jury convicted Mehserle in July 2010 of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Oscar Read More…
A Nissan Maxima was found submerged in the south end of the South Aquatic Park in Berkeley on June 7, though no one was found inside the car and no injuries were reported. At approximately 7:33 a.m., a man had pulled over his car to make a phone call by Read More…
First Lady Michelle Obama will be visiting the East Bay this week — and you can have a shot at seeing her yourself for no less than $1,000 a pop. In a detailed schedule released in an email statement by the Bay Area Democrats, Mrs. Obama will be having a Read More…
Former Berkeley High School student Emily Kassier, who was known for her bright smile, big heart and love of teaching, died June 2. She was 18. Kassier, a 2010 graduate of Berkeley High School, was attending Bennington College in Vermont, and while final autopsy reports have yet to be released, Read More…
