The UC Board of Regents elected Regent Sherry Lansing, the board’s current vice-chair, to serve a one-year term as the new board chair and Regent Bruce Varner to serve as the new board vice-chair at their meeting Wednesday. Lansing succeeds Russell Gould, who has served two consecutive terms as chair. Read More…
A man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly breaking into a Southside home and barricading himself in another. The approximately three-hour incident began a few minutes before 7 a.m. Wednesday morning when a male resident reported a burglary underway inside his home in the 1300 block of Parker Street, said Berkeley Read More…
Berkeley resident James Dunbar was found dead Friday afternoon by Yosemite National Park rangers who were attempting to recover the body of another man who had drowned in the Merced River, which runs through the southern part of the park and the Yosemite Valley. According to major media outlets, the Read More…
While the University of California escaped further funding reductions Monday morning in Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised state budget, should spending cuts and tax extensions the new proposal relies upon fail to be carried out, additional cuts to the UC and CSU are likely, doubling a $500 million dollar cut to Read More…
Jesse Cheng officially announced his resignation from his position as the UC Student Regent on Monday, ending his term that had been marred by controversy. Cheng’s term took a contentious turn when he was arrested by Irvine police in November on suspicion of sexual battery. Accused of inappropriately touching a Read More…
About three months ago, Larry Blake’s Restaurant and Bar was boarded up after 71 years of service to the Berkeley community. Now, a new posting stands out on the wooden facing that conceals what was once a vibrant dining establishment — a notice of proposed development by the site’s new Read More…
Last Monday morning, remnants of chalking efforts on the pavement in front of California Hall were the only tangible indicators in the area of the 12-day hunger strike that had concluded the evening before. By the time of the strike’s termination on May 8, the remaining hunger strikers had not Read More…
An accident resulting from a chemical engineering experiment performed in Tan Hall last Monday morning sent one student to the hospital with moderate injuries. The incident — which was originally reported to UCPD as a small chemical explosion — was reported at approximately 9:38 a.m. on Monday. The 23-year-old male Read More…
UC Berkeley officials announced Wednesday that faculty members will be eligible for a new backup care program for children and adults beginning this summer, following extensive negotiations between campus officials and an international child care service. Beginning July 1, faculty members will be eligible to use 40 total hours of Read More…
The state Senate Education Committee approved legislation Wednesday that would increase transparency and accountability in California’s public higher education institutions. Senate Bill 8 — authored by Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco — passed by a 7-1 vote and would require auxiliary organizations within the University of California, California State University Read More…