It’s surprising that UC Berkeley, home of the Free Speech Movement, is unable to handle free speech. I’m referring to, most recently, the widespread hysteria over the Black Student Union’s decision to host the controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan at UC Berkeley. Farrakhan, one of six speakers scheduled Read More…
The ASUC will host a roundtable discussion about the Middle Class Scholarship Act with Speaker of the Assembly John Perez, D-Los Angeles, and Assemblymember Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, on Thursday in the ASUC Senate chambers in Eshleman Hall. The two former UC Berkeley students coauthored the act, which is designed to close Read More…
Candidates for ASUC external affairs vice president this year intend to advocate for students’ voice at the state and local levels of government, but the candidates differ in where they intend to focus and how they plan to achieve their goals. The external affairs vice president focuses on matters outside Read More…
The ASUC Senate voted Wednesday to support the creation of a student supermajority district in Berkeley, despite concerns that a student city council member might not be able to adequately represent all students. The bill endorsed the idea of altering the city charter to eliminate its current restrictions against a Read More…
ASUC External Affairs Vice President Joey Freeman sent an email to the campus community inviting students to lobby with Student Regent Alfredo Mireles, Jr. in Sacramento in lieu of the UC Board of Regents, which was postponed due to threats to public safety. Buses that were originally going to take Read More…
Following UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau’s announcement Tuesday that he will step down in December, reactions from the campus community have ranged from admiration for his accomplishments to celebration over the end of his time as an administrator. Birgeneau, who became the campus’s ninth chancellor in September 2004, announced his Read More…
On Wednesday, UC Berkeley students will participate in a Day of Action to raise awareness about the budget crisis in higher education, which will include a walk-out at noon and a rally on Sproul Plaza to garner support for the cause, in addition to several teach-ins.
A UC Berkeley notification service created four years ago that electronically alerts the campus community to emergencies will automatically link to CalMail beginning Friday. The WarnMe emergency alert service was an opt-in system when it was introduced in 2008, but now everyone with access to CalMail will be enrolled unless Read More…
The ASUC Standing Committee on University and External Affairs will discuss a bill Monday night that will urge the Berkeley City Council to exempt affordable student rental housing from the city’s proposed developer’s fee.
ASUC executives sent a letter to Berkeley City Council earlier this month thanking them for their decision to foreclose on the lien for the vacant lot on the corner of Haste Street and Telegraph Avenue. Adelyn Baxter covers city government.
