We’ve seen sex scandals before, but this one hurt. From the disappearance of South Carolina governor Mark Sanford in 2009 to the collapse of Eliot Spitzer’s political future in 2008 and the obliteration of John Edwards’ genteel Southern morality that same year, Americans have seen it all. From those who Read More…
Monday marked the start of the annual Israeli Apartheid Week at UC Berkeley, organized by Students for Justice in Palestine to raise awareness of the conditions of Palestinians in Israel, which the group characterizes as unequal and subject to human rights abuses. The demonstrations have previously been a source of Read More…
Welcome to the fifth week of our Weekly Recap series. This week, the video covers the following events: -Saturday, February 18: Cal men’s basketball played Oregon. -Saturday, February 18: Occupy Oakland marched from Oakland to the UCPD station and continued to International House. -Tuesday, February 21: A green jobs and Read More…
Well over a hundred UC Berkeley students, faculty and visitors arrived on campus Thursday night to listen to Congressman Barney Frank speak about Israel and its relationship with the United States. The event – sponsored by the ASUC, the Jewish Student Union and the Tikvah Students for Israel – began Read More…
Congressman Barney Frank will visit UC Berkeley Feb. 23 to speak on the relationship between the United States and Israel. Correction(s):A previous version of this post stated that Barney Frank was the first openly gay member of Congress. In fact, Gerry Studds was the first openly gay member of Congress.