UC Berkeley law professor Jesse Choper receives award from state bar
UC Berkeley School of Law professor Jesse Choper received a prestigious award from the state’s bar association Friday for his contributions to legal scholarship.
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Delayed deadline
CAMPUS ISSUES: Though the Police Review Board must take time to gather student input, it must not delay longer than necessary.
Our campus community and the nation at large were shaken as they watched UCPD officers use batons to prevent Occupy Cal protesters from setting up tents in front of Sproul Plaza on Nov. 9, 2011. But today, it isn’t what happened that gives us pause — it’s what may be Read More…
Affirmative action: Fisher case could have far-reaching effects
Supreme Court to consider affirmative action lawsuit against the University of Texas
In this second of a four part series, we consider how Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a debate examining the constitutionality of considering race in the university admissions process, will impact higher education admissions nationwide. Read More…
Report on Nov. 9 says campus must learn from past protests to improve policies
UC Berkeley’s Police Review Board acknowledged in a report released Wednesday that the policies and procedures currently in place for dealing with protests are insufficient in ensuring the use of force by police can be avoided. The report, which was delayed several times over the course of the year, was Read More…
Police Review Board meeting involves testimony of Nov. 9 protest
Videos and verbal testimony from the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protests were presented to the UC Berkeley Police Review Board by UCPD representatives and advocates for student and faculty protesters Monday night. At the public meeting, participants had the opportunity to explain to the board — which will eventually make recommendations Read More…
YouTube pickup artists coming to UC Berkeley generate controversy
The announcement that a group of self-proclaimed pickup artists will be performing live at UC Berkeley has generated controversy among concerned students and staff, who have expressed anger and disgust at what they perceive as the group’s message. The group “Simple Pickup” intends to hold its first live performance on Read More…
Students, faculty share testimonies at Police Review Board forum
Students, faculty and other community members shared testimony regarding the events of the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protest at a forum held by the UC Berkeley Police Review Board Monday night. The forum is part of an attempt by the board to further its investigation of the Nov. 9 events Read More…
Student Police Review Board representatives field questions, solicit input
Around 10 members of the Berkeley community attended a second UC Berkeley Police Review Board workshop Monday night hosted by student board representatives to discuss the process of investigating the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protest events. The overall goal of the meeting — which was organized by ASUC representative Omar Kunbargi and Eve Weissman, campus Read More…
Student Police Review Board representatives to hold meeting Monday night
Student representatives from the UC Berkeley Police Review Board will be holding an additional meeting Monday night as part of an investigation of the events that occurred during the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protest. Chancellor Robert Birgeneau charged the board with investigating and writing a report on the protest by Read More…
Submission of police conduct report regarding Nov. 9 protest delayed
Five days before the UC Berkeley Police Review Board’s deadline to submit a report of police conduct detailing the Nov. 9 protest events to Chancellor Robert Birgeneau, the chair of the board announced that the board will not meet its deadline. In a Jan. 27 letter to Birgeneau, UC Berkeley Read More…