We need to support each other on campus As a young alumnus who still regularly reads The Daily Californian, I was really saddened when I read about the apparent suicide of Larkin Brogan. I did not know Larkin. I didn’t know who she was or what she was like, what Read More…
In his Oct. 22 column “Homeless by Choice,” Jason Willick describes a population of young people coming to Berkeley who are part of a youth subculture just wanting to travel around from place to place — more or less having adventures. As someone who has worked with homeless youth in Read More…
The errors and omissions in your recent story about Memorial Stadium and the Endowment Seating Program begin in the headline and continue throughout the body of what is a misleading article. The headline described ESP’s finances as “empty coffers.” This is wording that is both dramatic and false. In fact, Read More…
I’m writing in reference to your editorial from Oct. 16. In it, you petition Occupy the Farm to “collaborate” with the University of California. Besides this general sentiment, your story is ahistorical. The UC Capital Projects department planned to develop the Gill Tract — precluding any sort of agricultural use Read More…
Officer causes unnecessary scene in Downtown Berkeley during event A small, quiet crowd gathered near Center Street and Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley on Sunday, Oct. 7, watching a group of artists sketch and fill in a large chalk representation of “The Last Supper,” a painting by Leonardo da Vinci of Read More…
Walgreens engaging in unequal pricing tactics in city branches Walgreens has recently introduced the Balance Rewards program. Go get it, and let me explain why. How fair is it for two branches of the same store just blocks apart to sell the same items at drastically different prices? This is a practice that Read More…
Proceeding with negotiations in good faith with AFSCME The University of California values all our employees, including those who clean, cook and care for the university. Changes to the university’s retirement benefits are meant to assure employees of affordable, sustainable health care and pension benefits throughout their retirement. The UC Read More…
Appeasement mentality endangers free speech Last Thursday, The Daily Californian featured an article titled “Can we justify their anger?” In this article, the author seeks to rationalize and justify the fury that has swept through the Islamic world beginning on Sept. 11 this year. I believe that this appeasement mentality Read More…
In response to last Thursday’s front-page article regarding Measure S, it seems to me that the heart of the issue should be elsewhere. Passing the measure would not change the fact that there are more than 600 homeless currently in the city of Berkeley, but then neither would blocking the Read More…
The article “Concerns linger over V.O.I.C.E. Initiative” provides yet another example of the ASUC’s fuzzy definition of independence. Last spring, a majority of students approved the creation of a mandatory fee to support the campus daily newspaper. If this simple fact, according to ASUC President Conor Landgraf’s comments, requires The Read More…
