After misplacing and accidentally selling a 22-foot long carved set of panels valued at over $1 million for less than $200 to a small-time art dealer, UC Berkeley officials said they could not afford to repurchase the artwork. The carved redwood panels, sculpted by renowned African American artist Sargent Johnson, Read More…
Recently released correspondence involving UC Berkeley administrators indicates that Chancellor Robert Birgeneau approved of — or at least did not question — the police use of batons at the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protest. Birgeneau, who was in Asia during the protest, exchanged several emails over the course of the Read More…
At around 5:30 a.m. Friday, UCPD officers detained 18 Occupy Cal protesters at their encampment outside of Doe Library, campus officials said. The protesters have not yet decided upon a future course of action in the aftermath of the detainments. Seven student and 11 nonstudent protesters were told that “camping Read More…
In an effort to streamline the number of separate UC Berkeley offices working in administrative areas like human resources, a committee within Operational Excellence released a proposal Thursday to form “shared service centers” for the campus. Despite more than two years of planning, the proposal to create the centers — Read More…
Update, Monday 9:15 p.m: At a general assembly meeting Monday evening, protesters continued to discuss how to better organize and increase attendance at Occupy Cal events. As of the meeting, there were no plans to set up tents again. – Protesters from Occupy Oakland converged on UC Berkeley Saturday evening, the Read More…
Occupy Oakland protesters marched on Saturday evening toward the UC Berkeley campus, arriving around 10:30 p.m. They decided to head towards the International House on Piedmont Avenue, where an encampment has been set up and where an “Occupy the Truth” conference is being held this weekend. This march comes one Read More…
Occupy the Truth, a conference on information and media transparency, will be held this weekend at UC Berkeley and will feature speakers such as Daniel Ellsberg, the former military analyst who released the Pentagon Papers in the early 1970s. The conference will be held from Friday to Sunday at UC Berkeley’s International Read More…
Almost four decades ago, the UC Berkeley Professional Development Program took over a room in Stephens Hall, armed with a mission of encouraging disadvantaged students to pursue academic degrees. Nowadays, the program’s roughly 250 members come and go through the mural-adorned halls, glad to have found a home away from Read More…
The UC Berkeley Police Review Board held a public hearing Wednesday evening to hear from students, faculty and community members about their experiences with police during the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protests. The forum was the second such event this week and is part of an attempt by the board to Read More…
In a shift from the massive police presence at the first Occupy Cal encampment in November, UCPD has not confronted the camp established last Thursday, aside from announcing general dispersal orders nightly. The Occupy Cal camp, which moved from the steps of Sproul Hall to those of Doe Memorial Library Read More…
