Students initiate petition calling for increased campus funding
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Nearly 400 people have signed a petition calling for UC Berkeley to increase funding for the campus Cal Corps Public Service Center. Read More…
Insufficient honor code
CAMPUS ISSUES: While the new honor code for UC Berkeley is addressing a worthy aim, its vague nature will likely inhibit its impact.
UC Berkeley’s new honor code misses the mark. Its apparent goal, to proactively foster an atmosphere of integrity on campus, is praiseworthy. But the code’s vague language is likely to render it ineffective. The one-sentence honor code plainly states that “As a member of the UC Berkeley community, I act Read More…
UC Berkeley unveils new campuswide honor code
UC Berkeley unveiled a new honor code Monday that aims to promote awareness of the importance of academic honesty and integrity in the campus community. Read More…
Cal Corps to request additional funding from campus
The UC Berkeley Cal Corps Public Service Center will request additional funding from the campus administration this Thursday. Read More…
ASUC, Graduate Assembly host community forum on Prop. 30
About 40 members of the UC Berkeley community gathered at Eshleman Library Tuesday evening to hear a debate on Proposition 30, a ballot measure which will determine whether the university is dealt a series of budget cuts.
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UC Regents vote to increase supplemental tuition for professional degree programs
Critics worry increase will hinder progress in raising ethnic diversity of programs
The UC Board of Regents voted to increase supplemental tuition for most of the UC’s professional degree programs, reigniting an ongoing debate about the adverse effect of tuition increases on the enrollment of students from underrepresented ethnic groups. Read More…
Letter to Obama asks legislators to help extend visas for foreign-born students
A letter sent July 2 from Chancellor Robert Birgeneau and UC President Mark Yudof among other university leaders to President Barack Obama asks for legislation to help foreign born students stay in the country when their student visas expire. Read More…
UC Berkeley community members call for more accessibility in next chancellor
In an effort to increase involvement in the UC Berkeley campus community during the selection process for the next chancellor, six members of the selection committee heard feedback from students, faculty and staff at a public forum Thursday. Campus community members expressed concern over the confidential nature of the search Read More…
Birgeneau calls increasing campus autonomy appropriate evolution of UC
In an interview Tuesday, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau responded to criticism of the controversial report he and other campus officials released Monday urging for increased local governance at UC campuses. The proposal — which recommends that campuses be given control over approval of capital projects, academic programs and salaries Read More…
New charges filed against Class Pass referendum
Several ASUC officials recently filed charge sheets with the ASUC Judicial Council requesting that the Class Pass referendum be invalidated from the 2012 ASUC general election. SQUELCH! Senator Noah Ickowitz filed charges Thursday alleging that the referendum — which students voted on in the ASUC elections last week — violated multiple Read More…