Berkeley marijuana dispensary threatened by federal government
The federal government has filed a lawsuit to shut down Berkeley Patients Group, the city’s oldest and largest medical marijuana dispensary. Read More…
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Students stage silent protest at Sather Gate against ASUC divestment bill
Holding Israeli flags and standing with locked arms, a group of students gathered at noon Thursday on Sather Gate to protest a recent ASUC bill pushing for Israeli military divestment. Read More…
Campus group wins $25,000 for hosting high school robotics competition
A UC Berkeley engineering student group won $25,000 earlier this month for reaching out to underprivileged high schools and promoting education in science, technology and engineering. Read More…
World Book Night hits Berkeley with free books
Next Tuesday, book lovers from around the country will join hands for a cause that gives away free books to those in need. Read More…
UC Berkeley law professor John Yoo banned from Russia
Russia announced its ban of UC Berkeley professor of law John Yoo Saturday for his connection to the alleged torture of Guantanamo Bay prisoners under the Bush administration. Read More…
Berkeley prepares for citywide emergency drill
Neighborhoods across the city of Berkeley will come together for a second annual city-wide emergency drill on April 27th. Read More…
Branch of Berkeley library to reopen in May following renovations
After months of renovation, Berkeley will finally reopen its South Branch library on Saturday, May 11th. Read More…
10 arrested at UCSF protest against medical center layoffs
Around 60 union members and medical staff assembled at UCSF’s Parnassus campus Thursday in a protest that resulted in 10 arrests. Read More…
Berkeley alumnus Justin Park awarded Gates Cambridge scholarship to study at University of Cambridge
Justin Park, the former high school dropout and recent UC Berkeley graduate recently learned he has been chosen as one of 40 individuals nationwide to receive a full scholarship to study Old English literature at the University of Cambridge. Read More…
Study suggests Americas connected 20 million years earlier than previously thought
According to a recent study co-authored by UC Berkeley researchers that examined the DNA of salamanders, North and South America joined much earlier than previously thought — over 20 million years earlier. Read More…