Business Insider ranks UC Berkeley third most dangerous college in America
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UC Berkeley was ranked the third most dangerous college in America, according to a Business Insider ranking released Tuesday. Read More…
Tracking UC Berkeley’s former chancellor Chang-Lin Tien
FBI documents, interviews show nation's first Asian American chancellor fell victim to United States' fear of China
FBI documents and interviews show that the nation’s first Asian American chancellor, Chang-Lin Tien fell victim to United States’ fear of China. Read More…
FBI ordered to pay UC Berkeley alumnus $470,000
A federal judge ruled Oct. 17 that the FBI must pay a UC Berkeley alumnus and former Daily Californian writer nearly half a million dollars for withholding records concerning the bureau’s covert activities during the 1950s and 60s. Read More…
‘Who were the real Subversives?’
Daily Cal alumnus Seth Rosenfeld discusses new book on FBI involvement in Free Speech Movement at Berkeley
Seth Rosenfeld, author of the newly released book “Subversives: The FBI’s War on Student Radicals and Reagan’s Rise to Power,” spoke at UC Berkeley Wednesday evening to discuss his new book in which he reveals the “secret history” of the FBI’s involvement on the Berkeley campus in the 1960s. Read More…
Improve local policing programs
End association with secure communities
Imagine yourself picked up by the Berkeley police on a minor matter. You’re quickly cleared for release, but the cops see that you were once suspected — NOT CONVICTED — of a more serious offense. Read More…
UC Berkeley alum publishes book detailing FBI scrutiny on campus
Seth Rosenfeld, UC Berkeley alumnus, was asked by his editor at The Daily Cal to look into FBI activities on campus in the 1960s and 1970s, he ended up embarking on a quest that would last more than three decades and culminate in his soon to be published book. Read More…
Report shows drop in city crime from 2010 to 2011
The FBI has released a preliminary uniform crime report detailing the crime levels for large cities around the country, showing that from 2010 to 2011, crime levels in the city of Berkeley have fallen. The report’s Berkeley statistics led to a 2011 crime report submitted by Berkeley Police Chief Michael Read More…
Private Eye
Clint Eastwood’s screen biography of iconic former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover falters in its depiction of its complex subject.
It seems like Clint Eastwood is bent on coming out with a new movie (or two) every fall. The darkened faces draped in heavy shadows seen throughout his films hint at the possibility of emotional grandeur. But as of late, with each over-hyped release an inescapable feeling of disappointment has Read More…