Tag Archives: ASUC

Editorials

Tackling crime in Berkeley

CITY AFFAIRS: Campus and city officials need to develop a comprehensive action plan to deal with crime, not just look for quick fixes.

Last week, ASUC External Affairs Vice President Safeena Mecklai’s office organized a lighting and safety walk on Southside — a welcome initiative that shows some in the student government’s executive branch are serious about improving student safety. And the presence of a couple of Berkeley City Council members demonstrates a Read More…

Fall Orientation 2013

Calserve Presidential Candidate

Q&A with ASUC President DeeJay Pepito

As the first CalSERVE ASUC president in four years, DeeJay Pepito embarks on a new year of challenges and opportunities. Her goals in office include prioritizing campus safety and addressing sexual assault policies. She also hopes to improve the quality of student services and make sure that the administration is Read More…

Editorials

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Overstepping boundaries

UNIVERSITY ISSUES: The discussion surrounding the appointment of UC Student Regent-designate Sadia Saifuddin was disrespectful and failed to focus on her qualifications.

When former ASUC senator Sadia Saifuddin was appointed to the position of UC student-regent designate at this month’s UC Board of Regents meeting, what should have been a conversation focusing on the candidate’s qualifications devolved into a shameful spectacle. The conversation to approve Saifuddin failed to assess her preparedness to Read More…

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UC Regents to consider new student regent, budget next week

The UC Board of Regents will meet next week at UCSF Mission Bay in San Francisco to discuss the selection of the 2014-15 student regent, the 2013-14 and preliminary 2014-15 budget and a report on the University of California’s efforts to implement online education programs. Read More…

Campus

Named after a former ASUC president, Eshleman Hall housed many student groups over its 47-year history.

Eshleman demolition ends colorful chapter of UC Berkeley history

The seven-story building, which housed a variety of Cal student groups — including the ASUC and The Daily Californian — was gradually demolished over the course of about a month as part of the Lower Sproul Plaza renovation project. But the memory of Eshleman Hall will be preserved through its colorful history. Read More…

Columns

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No longer an invisible minority

Cultural Crossroads

The first time I learned to identify myself as “white” on official government papers, I thought it was rather funny. To 12- year-old me, the term “white” did not extend beyond skin color, and the thought of me being identified in this way was so blatantly wrong that I didn’t Read More…

Op-Eds

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Rootstriking the problem

Radical. From the latin word “radix,” or root. Square a number, and the number it came from is the root. Let’s liken squared numbers to the lack of public confidence in the government to serve our best interests. How about 25 — only roughly a quarter of Americans in a Read More…