Crime in Berkeley: Jan. 20 – Jan. 26
This is a sample of crime in Berkeley for Jan. 20 – 26, provided by the Berkeley Police Department. Read More…
Category Archives: Notes from the Field
Brown delivers State of State address, discusses higher education
Gov. Jerry Brown delivered his State of the State address Thursday, in which he reflected on the state of California’s higher education system.
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UC Berkeley named one of nation’s fastest growing ‘sugar baby’ schools
A website that links older men and women looking to provide monetary and emotional support to younger partners has announced that UC Berkeley is one of the fastest growing “sugar baby” schools in the nation. In 2012, UC Berkeley experienced a 67 percent increase in registration on SeekingArrangement.com, according to Read More…
Events for Tuesday, Jan. 22: Restaurants, research and folk rock
Oakland Restaurant Week Celebrate the third annual Oakland Restaurant Week. More than 20 restaurants will offer special menus priced at $20, $30 or $40 for dinner. Check here for a list of participating restaurants. Workshop: How to get started in undergraduate research Unsure of how to get involved in research? Read More…
UC Berkeley sees surge in freshman applications
A record-breaking 67,658 students applied to be a part of UC Berkeley’s next freshman a class – a 10 percent increase in applicants from last year.
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Larry Conrad to become next campus CIO
The campus announced the appointment of Larry Conrad as Berkeley’s next Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Friday. Read More…
University of Washington snarkily supports new UC logo
While the response to the new UC logo certainly hasn’t been positive, the move did win the support of the some folks at the University of Washington. Read More…
Supreme Court agrees to take up cases on gay marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 – the measure banning gay marriage in the state of California, the court announced Friday. Read More…
Crime in Berkeley: Nov. 25 — Dec. 1
The following is a sample of crime in Berkeley from Nov. 25 — Dec. 1, provided by the Berkeley Police Department. Read More…
STEM Act passes in House of Representatives
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would eliminate the current diversity visa program and will instead reallocate green cards to foreign postgraduate students attending American universities. Read More…