Video: Students discuss selection of new chancellor at town hall meeting
On Wednesday night, Berkeley students held a town hall meeting about democratically electing the next chancellor.
Independent candidates face uphill battle
Of the 65 students vying for an ASUC senate seat, only Naweed Mohabbat, Taliah Mirmalek, James Chang, and Raman “the Dictator” Veerappan have no party affiliation. A fifth candidate, Solomon Nwoche, recently formed his own party, “Independent Campaign for Common Sense”. Read More…
Independent James Chang announces candidacy for ASUC Senate
UC Berkeley junior James Chang announced he will run as an independent candidate for the ASUC senate in the upcoming spring elections Monday night. Read More…
2012 ASUC election endorsements
Taking a Stand
Click here to read the Senior Editorial Board’s full endorsements. In the past academic year, UC Berkeley students have met history head-on, continually shouting for our rights and ideals — whatever those may be. Instances including the Berkeley College Republicans’ intentionally racist bake sale, police violence at Occupy Cal, Louis Read More…
Charges dropped against most Occupy the Capitol protesters
Protesters received word from the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office Thursday advising that charges filed against 73 of the 77 protesters arrested during the Occupy the Capitol protests on March 5 were dismissed. According to Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully, three protesters still have charges pending for resisting arrest Read More…
Executive VP candidates plan for mobilization, Lower Sproul renovation
Two of the third-party candidates running for executive vice president in the ASUC elections share similar goals of mobilizing student activism, while the CalSERVE and Student Action candidates’ platforms focus more on the Lower Sproul Plaza renovation and increasing access to student resources. The ASUC executive vice president’s responsibilities include leading Read More…
Students discuss selection of new chancellor at town hall
Students and faculty brainstormed feasible ways to democratize the selection process for UC Berkeley’s new chancellor Wednesday night. Although the event was titled “Town Hall to Democratically Elect a New Chancellor,” the group of 25 people discussed ways the campus can change the UC’s selection process to replace Chancellor Robert Read More…
Through the cold, Occupy Cal protesters find sense of community
In their last unified act of the night, the Occupy Cal protesters ascended the steps of Sproul Hall at 4 a.m. Thursday morning when police completely retreated to the grass north of the steps. However, they did not rush the steps to keep law enforcement from retaking the space. They Read More…