Tiffany Cheng, Shelby LeBlanc and Sarah Dadouch had just descended past the sixth floor of Barrows Hall when the lights in their elevator began to flicker. Read More…
La’akea Sky Smith was known as brother to more than just his family. A practicing Buddhist, the UC Berkeley junior wrote poetry, practiced traditional Tibetan dance and would get “stoked” about the mundane things in life.
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The images of the violence halfway across the world have shocked many, but it hits closer to home for some UC Berkeley students who hail from Nairobi. Read More…
Mornings for Brenda Hernandez began with a car ride into the slums of India. As part of her internship with the Bhoroka Charitable Trust this past summer, Hernandez, a UC Berkeley senior majoring in Urban Studies, frequented the streets of Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. Read More…
While studies show that more millennials are politically disillusioned, the Republican Party has seen its youth coalition take a hit. Yet UC Berkeley still sees its fair share of young conservatives despite these reports and its reputation But there is a bit of pressure being Republican on campus.
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UC Berkeley senior Bethany Meloche was 18, suffering from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorder, a rare neuromuscular disease that causes nerves in her hands and feet to degenerate. By the time she was a high school sophomore, her foot muscles had atrophied to the point where she was unable to walk without acute pain or extreme fatigue. Read More…
City representatives, campus officials and student leaders coalesced Thursday evening to discuss growing concerns about student safety in the neighborhoods south of campus. Attendees proposed a number of short-term solutions, including increasing light visibility and invigorating pedestrian safety campaigns in Berkeley.
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Five years ago, Dr. Hu, a Chinese American scientist renowned for his work in automobile emissions, left for China on what he thought would be a brief business trip. But after being accused of stealing trade secrets by a former business associate, Dr. Hu was arrested by the local police. Read More…
UC President Mark Yudof spoke at an event in San Francisco on Tuesday, answering questions about his tenure as president and the complicated problems that public higher education has faced in recent years. Yudof, who is set to step down in August after almost five years in office, leaves behind a mixed Read More…
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has released a coroner’s report stating that drug overdose was the cause of death of Kayla Moore, the 41-year-old transgender Berkeley resident who died in Berkeley Police Department custody last February. Read More…