The ASUC is a unique student government with a rich 125-year history of being a vehicle for student agency and power at UC Berkeley. It is an organization that during CalSO is often touted as being an “autonomous” student government. Well, the reality is that this notion of “autonomy” is Read More…
After more than 25 years of service to UC Berkeley, Tom Spivey, associate director of the ASUC Auxiliary, is retiring in search of a new adventure. Read More…
The approach of finals week means many in Berkeley are scrambling to learn an entire semester’s worth of course material — a feat that may prove more difficult in future years thanks to the recently announced closure of the ASUC’s lecture notes service.
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Renovation of Lower Sproul Plaza, schedule to begin soon, has left just two vendors open in the Bear’s Lair food court. Read More…
The Coffee Spot, which began moving out of the Bear’s Lair Food Court Sunday, is one of multiple vendors that will be displaced by the overhaul of Lower Sproul Plaza set to begin this fall.
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Students and other members of the UC Berkeley community rallied alongside campus service workers on Sproul Plaza Thursday afternoon demanding that the campus rehire workers who will be laid off in November.
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Dean of Students Jonathan Poullard announced the selection of the new executive director of the ASUC Auxiliary last week. In a statement sent to members of the ASUC, Poullard welcomed current director of the Student Union and Event Services at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Kelsey Finn as the Read More…
The ASUC has faced many significant issues and challenges over the past few decades, some of the most important of which pertain to the student government’s autonomy. While different groups have each had their fair share of fault, rarely have we seen such a baffling and outrageous change carried out Read More…
The ASUC is a democratically elected body that is responsible first and foremost to the students who form its electorate at UC Berkeley. When significant changes are made to the ASUC, students should be able to expect that they will be informed. Unfortunately, the majority of the student body may Read More…
At Wednesday night’s ASUC Senate meeting, a bill will be introduced that would temporarily freeze new sponsorship of student groups through both senate bills and spring budgeting. The bill will be introduced along with another bill that may place a referendum on the ballot, asking if it should be the official policy Read More…
