City Council to consider two proposals that include UC Berkeley student district
The Berkeley City Council passed a motion on Tuesday night to push forward two new redistricting proposals which both include UC Berkeley student districts. Read More…
Tag Archives: ASUC
Moving mountains with free soda at Chipotle
Not every action you take needs to move mountains. Obviously, the big battles we come across at UC Berkeley and beyond are important to fight. Budget cuts should cease, tuition hikes should stop in their tracks and the administration should always be accountable to students. However, it has been apparent Read More…
Coming together for campus justice
Students for Justice in Palestine member discusses Birgeneau’s response to student assault
What does the marginalization of a large and diverse coalition of students look like? It looks something like Chancellor Robert Birgeneau’s statement that was recently released in response to SB 160, the ASUC bill that calls for targeted divestment from companies complicit in Israeli apartheid and illegal settlement. Birgeneau explained Read More…
Demanding transparency from the ASUC
New ASUC Senate, executive officials and staff need to take responsibility for their actions
With the passage of SB 160 on April 18, the UC Berkeley campus has been packed with people pointing fingers at their peers for the controversial decision. Even the Daily Cal has been going crazy about the vote, talking about how so-and-so was harassed by so-and-so and is now pointing Read More…
ASUC holds workshop on sexual violence and safety
It was an emotional night for the two dozen students who attended Fight Back, an ASUC sponsored workshop addressing sexual violence and personal safety. Read More…
Dirks speaks with students, faculty at Anna Head
Chancellor-designate Nicholas Dirks met with students and faculty at a forum Thursday night to answer questions about his vision for UC Berkeley. Read More…
Why Chancellor Birgeneau is ready to step down
After nine years atop one of the world’s best universities, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau will be ending his reign in just about a month. His resignation, largely overshadowed by the now-infamous and now-nonexistent unibrow of Chancellor-Elect Nicholas Dirks, is now a looming inevitability. Yet, the physics professor appears to be intent Read More…
Charges allege senate violated constitution in passing divestment bill
Former External Affairs Vice President Joey Freeman and former SQUELCH! Senator Noah Ickowitz have jointly filed charges alleging that the ASUC Senate and SB 160 violated ASUC constitution by-laws. Read More…
Senator refiles charges regarding health and wellness referendum
After an initial settlement, charges against ASUC President Connor Landgraf’s executive order that put the Fitness and Wellness referendum on the spring 2013 ballot have been re-filed.
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Students stage silent protest at Sather Gate against ASUC divestment bill
Holding Israeli flags and standing with locked arms, a group of students gathered at noon Thursday on Sather Gate to protest a recent ASUC bill pushing for Israeli military divestment. Read More…