ASUC

Lack of senator attendance forces recess at ASUC senate meeting

The ASUC Senate meets on March 14. ASUC Executive Vice President Justin Sayarath was forced to call a recess at the senate meeting Wednesday night to find senators to meet the two-thirds majority necessary to vote on proposed bills.
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The ASUC Senate meets on March 14. ASUC Executive Vice President Justin Sayarath was forced to call a recess at the senate meeting Wednesday night to find senators to meet the two-thirds majority necessary to vote on proposed bills.

ASUC Executive Vice President Justin Sayarath was forced to call a recess at the senate meeting Wednesday night in order to locate enough senators to meet the two-thirds majority necessary to vote on proposed bills. Read More…

Op-Eds

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Shared burden for Lower Sproul

On Sproul redevelopment, campus must start to meet students halfway

With the start of the fall 2012 semester, we, the students and the campus, began a process of physically transforming the landscape of UC Berkeley. Beginning with the passing of the B.E.A.R.S initiative in spring 2010, we voted to raise our own student fees to the tune of $124 million Read More…

Editorials

Cal Lodge conundrum

CAMPUS ISSUES: In order to become a more valuable asset for the ASUC, Cal Lodge needs to become a location that is widely used in the summertime.

Cal Lodge has struggled for far too long. The ASUC-managed property near Lake Tahoe provides a great retreat location for UC Berkeley students and others, but in recent years, it has lost a considerable amount of money — the ASUC estimates that the lodge lost upward of $27,000 last year. Read More…

Op-Eds

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Transforming Cal’s campus

Every student should care about the Lower Sproul Plaza project

I often eavesdrop on tour guides as they lead doe-eyed groups of prospective students across campus. “Does anyone know what UC stands for?… No one? Under Construction.” The joke is lost on the nervous students, but I chuckle to myself as I think about how true the statement is. What Read More…

Columns

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ASUC report card

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My grades are in for this year’s ASUC fall report card. As ASUC terms normally go, the fall semester did have its share of blunders, but those mistakes are more due to a structural weakness in the ASUC than the shortcomings of any one elected official. This report card is Read More…

Campus

The Hearst Gym, located on the south side of campus on Bancroft Way at Bowditch Street, now houses the Publication Center along with many student groups who used to have offices in Eshleman Hall.

Students adjust to smaller spaces in Hearst Gym

Last week, campus organizations finished settling into their temporary quarters after months of moving out of Eshleman Hall, marking another step toward planned renovation of Lower Sproul Plaza. Student groups began moving to Hearst Gymnasium in the spring — a transition that has left many student groups with substantially less Read More…

ASUC

The ASUC convenes on August 29. The most recent meeting featured partisan conflict over the allocation of funds to student groups on campus.

ASUC meeting devolves into partisan conflict

Wednesday’s ASUC Senate meeting dissolved into a discussion of party divisions and deficient communication after debate on a standard finance bill sparked controversy among senators. SB 19 planned to allot funds from the Contingency Fund — a procedure the ASUC Senate routinely goes through — to the campus group Volunteers Read More…

Fall Orientation 2012

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Renovation to Lower Sproul Plaza continues into fall

With the relocation of the UC Berkeley Career Center to Bancroft Way, this summer began the extensive $223 million renovation of the Lower Sproul Plaza that will continue in through the fall, designed to make the area more lively for students by improving the area’s functionality, safety and overall appearance. Read More…