It’s late Thursday morning, and UCPD Chief Margo Bennett sits calmly in her office in the basement of Sproul Hall, but her day will be anything but calm. Thursdays — like every day — are chock-full of meetings, she says, and she won’t leave the campus until 11 p.m. Advancing Read More…
City representatives, campus officials and student leaders coalesced Thursday evening to discuss growing concerns about student safety in the neighborhoods south of campus. Attendees proposed a number of short-term solutions, including increasing light visibility and invigorating pedestrian safety campaigns in Berkeley.
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The Office of the External Affairs Vice President will be hosting a lighting and safety walk Thursday evening to address public safety concerns on the south side of UC Berkeley. Read More…
Walking around Berkeley, you will likely meet a wide host of characters. From classmates to custodians, from city officials to campus administrators, the faces of Berkeley are numerous and varied. Below we have included some of the more prominent figures you are like to see or read about both on campus and around the city of Berkeley. Read More…
After ten years of working at the department as a captain, Margo Bennett has been appointed the new UCPD chief of police. Read More…
Margo Bennett has been announced the new UCPD chief of police, according to a campus-wide email distributed Thursday morning. Read More…
Students will have a chance to meet and interview the four finalists in contention for the role of UCPD Chief of Police during special forums held on Wednesday and Thursday. Read More…
Protesters set up tents on UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza Friday, exactly one year after an encampment last fall ultimately resulted in campus police using batons on protesters. Read More…
UCPD Chief Mitchell Celaya has announced his retirement effective Dec. 31 in an campus-wide email sent Wednesday night. Until a replacement is found, UCPD Capt. Margo Bennett will serve as acting chief.
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The UC Berkeley campus received an anonymous bomb threat Tuesday.The information came via an anonymous email sent at 12:53 p.m. to the campus’s anonymous tip line. Read More…