Editorials

Chancellor Robert Birgeneau

CAMPUS ISSUES: As UC Berkeley prepares to welcome a new chancellor, students should respect the legacy that Chancellor Birgeneau leaves behind.

Birgeneau Press Conference
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During Robert Birgeneau’s nearly nine years as the chancellor of UC Berkeley, he led the campus as it weathered an unprecedented challenge. While the state slashed hundreds of millions of dollars from the University of California’s budget, he fought to maintain the quality of education at this institution against all Read More…

Op-Eds

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Undocumented and out of the shadows

Undocumented students deserve the chance to reach their potential

I feel a gripping anxiety  revealing that I am undocumented, even to those who are closest to me. It was a huge dilemma when my adviser Meng So asked me to participate in the making of the Youtube video “Terrence’s Chalkboard Talk,” which is a two-minute clip explaining the economic Read More…

Editorials

Supporting the DREAMers

CAMPUS ISSUES: UC Berkeley’s new undocumented student program coordinator, Meng So, is a welcome and hopeful addition to the campus.

Despite seemingly insurmountable odds due to his status as an illegal immigrant, Jose Antonio Vargas developed a successful career as a journalist and immigration activist. Vargas moved to the Bay Area from the Philippines when he was a child, unaware that he was undocumented, and drew national attention when he Read More…

Campus

Campus awards scholarships to about 140 students under DREAM Act

For one undocumented UC Berkeley junior, a scholarship has meant the opportunity to dream again. Born in Japan, the student — who asked to remain anonymous to protect her immigration status — had a less-than-perfect childhood. After her family moved to California about 20 years ago, her undocumented father was Read More…

News

Marchers begin cross-country trek in support of federal DREAM Act

Despite holding two business degrees, Bryan Gutierrez is working in janitorial services. He is an undocumented immigrant. In support of her brother Bryan and millions of undocumented immigrants, Raymi Gutierrez and a few others began a walk  across the country Saturday as part of the Campaign for an American DREAM, which is Read More…