UC Berkeley students and the city staff teamed up this weekend to provide students with a free way to recycle their used furniture and appliances while giving back to city residents. The second annual Bear-ly Used Bazaar, held Saturday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, provided Berkeley Read More…
The following is a farewell column from our 2012 Graduation Issue. Read the other farewell columns here. This column is written for all you once and future leaders out there. In other words, it’s written for everyone. The question of “governance” and how it relates to the community is truly Read More…
The mother of a former UC Berkeley student whose son sustained brain damage as the result of a drug overdose sued the Berkeley Student Cooperative and the UC Board of Regents Tuesday. Madelyn Bennett claims that the cooperative failed to exercise reasonable and diligent care and supervision at Cloyne Court, allegedly resulting Read More…
On Sept. 12, Vice Chancellor Basri sent a message to all UC Berkeley students about the campus’s efforts to ameliorate the hardships of undocumented students. Notably, the campus did not take a formal stance on this issue until California passed AB 130, the first half of the California DREAM Act, Read More…
Following longstanding efforts to increase affordable housing throughout the city of Berkeley, the Berkeley City Council’s passage of the Southside Plan last week will further promote the development of affordable units over the next few years as the city seeks to increase the availability of low-cost housing for UC Berkeley Read More…
In the midst of a vast amount of support for increased affordable student housing directly south of the UC Berkeley campus, the Berkeley City Council’s passage of the Southside Plan last week has left some community members unsure about how it will improve the business climate in the area. The Read More…
After nearly 15 years of planning, the Berkeley City Council unanimously passed the Southside Plan at its meeting Tuesday night, providing a comprehensive set of guidelines aimed at promoting economic and community development in the area south of the UC Berkeley campus. The measures adopted in the sweeping motion included Read More…
The students from Kingman Hall — one of the houses in the Berkeley Student Cooperative — who killed and ate rabbits last week on the premises may face punishment from the BSC as a result of their actions. Correction(s):An earlier version of this blog post incorrectly stated that students who Read More…
The Berkeley City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday to discuss the final implementation of the Southside Plan, which has been in the planning stages for nearly 15 years. The plan promotes economic and housing development in the area directly south of the UC Berkeley campus, from Bancroft Way Read More…
This commotion over slaughtered rabbits on the grounds of my home, Kingman Hall, reveals the stark reality of our food system but brings about a hopeful set of alternatives. I too often find myself distanced from the realities of my food. The frozen chicken breasts sitting in Safeway bring us Read More…
