Recent copper thefts part of larger campus and city trend
An electrical wire theft, which UC Berkeley officials believe may be linked to the recent on-campus explosion, is part of a larger trend of copper thefts on campus and in the city. Read More…
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Campus emergency systems aided evacuations Monday night
Many UC Berkeley students, professors and staff received a series of text message and email alerts Monday night, alerting them to the ongoing emergency situation on campus Read More…
4 UC Berkeley professors named on firm’s list of top Nobel contenders
Geoff Marcy says he has spent his career chasing the “stuff of science fiction.” Marcy, a campus astronomy professor, is one of four UC Berkeley researchers who may have a shot at this year’s Nobel Prize, according to Thomson Reuters, a firm that annually predicts contenders for the award. Read More…
Climate change panel points to mankind as dominant cause of global warming
A report released last Friday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), concluded that it is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of observed global warming in the last few decades. Read More…
ASUC Senate to debate bill asking senators to wear nametags
Although a recently introduced ASUC Senate bill that asks senators to wear magnetic nametags is intended to increase ASUC transparency, it has been met with skepticism by senators and students alike. The bill, SB 21, authored by Independent Campaign for Common Sense Senator Solomon Nwoche, asks senators to wear nametags Read More…
University of Texas president named UC Berkeley Alumnus of the Year
In 1963, William Powers Jr. entered UC Berkeley as a freshman just as the Free Speech Movement started. Read More…
Second BART strike may be imminent should negotiations fail
In one week, thousands of BART employees could be going on strike for the second time this year. Read More…
Students trapped in elevators during campus power outage, explosion
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…
Student leaders meet with Napolitano, demand reform of university policies
UC President Janet Napolitano met twice with some of her staunchest critics on Tuesday in an effort to address UC-wide student concerns about her appointment and to build trust and cooperation. Read More…
Berkeley City Council votes to amend proposed smoking ban
At its meeting Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council discussed means of better enforcing an ordinance to ban smoking in multi-unit housing. Read More…