Contrary to previous expectations, Eshleman Hall, a building that houses dozens of student groups, will now be demolished in spring 2013 — several months later than originally projected. Prompted by the B.E.A.R.S. Initiative in 2010, the demolition of the building is part of the larger multimillion dollar Lower Sproul Plaza Read More…
A UC Berkeley energy-saving program launched a website Tuesday that allows students, faculty and staff to track the electricity usage of campus buildings. The website, called myPower at Berkeley, seeks to provide the campus community with information about day-to-day electricity usage. It was launched by the campus Energy Management program, Read More…
UC Berkeley students can now apply to live in a new housing complex near People’s Park that is currently under construction and is expected to open in the fall. Maximino Martinez Commons, a complex built for 416 students, will offer priority to continuing sophomores and upper-division students and will open Read More…
Energy efficiency projects adopted by the University of California are resulting in more than $32 million in annual savings, according to a report presented last week to the UC Board of Regents. The UC Annual Report on Sustainable Practices, which was discussed at the Jan. 18 board meeting at UC Read More…
For the past couple weeks, a slide show projection on the Anna Head West student housing project currently under construction has drawn attention with its “Occupy the Wall (across the) Street” message. UC Berkeley Labor Center staff members first projected a slide show containing charts, data, quotes and more information Read More…
The state Public Works Board voted unanimously to authorize the sale of $65.2 million in bonds to fund the replacement of Campbell Hall. The vote was passed at a meeting of the board Thursday morning, along with bond measures to fund a seismic retrofitting of UCLA’s South Tower and construction Read More…
A public works board meeting Thursday will determine the fate of the majority of the funding for the demolition and reconstruction of UC Berkeley’s Campbell Hall. The State Public Works Board will vote on whether to authorize the sale of $65.2 million in state bonds for the building, which will Read More…
Four months ago, UC Berkeley engineers and administrators — fearing that excessive weight could cause damage to the garage below — refused to allow any vehicle larger than a golf cart drive across the Lower Sproul Plaza. Monday night, approximately 1,500 Greek-curious students — whose combined weight far outstrips that Read More…
UC Berkeley’s Sather Tower, better known as the Campanile, will be closed to visitors for six weeks beginning next month to make its entrance more wheelchair accessible. Due to the fact that the only visitor-accessible entrance will be blocked by construction efforts, visitors will not be allowed inside the building Read More…
Twenty-eight members of a team from the UC Berkeley community are currently among about 2,350 other participants in the midst of a seven-day bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise funds and awareness about HIV and AIDS. The 545-mile journey, which began last Sunday and will end Read More…