The Multicultural Community Center in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union was filled to capacity Friday night, as friends, family and members of the UC Berkeley community filed in to pay their respects to Henry Treadway — the sophomore and El Cerrito native who died last week at Unit Read More…
Renovation of Lower Sproul Plaza, schedule to begin soon, has left just two vendors open in the Bear’s Lair food court. Read More…
When former Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Director of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions Walter Robinson left UC Berkeley in September 2011, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Harry Le Grande called his departure “a tremendous loss for Cal,” and the search for a permanent replacement immediately ensued. However, Read More…
Contrary to previous expectations, Eshleman Hall, a building that houses dozens of student groups, will now be demolished in spring 2013 — several months later than originally projected. Prompted by the B.E.A.R.S. Initiative in 2010, the demolition of the building is part of the larger multimillion dollar Lower Sproul Plaza Read More…
The Tully’s Coffee kiosk located in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union building will be changing its name to reflect a new supplier – The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. According to Daniel Kim, the current manager of Tully’s, the kiosk has started incorporating ingredients from The Coffee Bean Read More…
Close to 40 students, faculty and community members assembled in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union building Wednesday to discuss the criminal charges brought against several protesters from the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protest. The town hall was held to mobilize the campus in combating the charges filed against Read More…
Members of an English language instruction program at UC Berkeley are uncertain about their future place on campus as plans for a major construction project push forward. The English Studies Institute currently leases space on the fourth floor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union building. That lease expires Read More…
Pauley Ballroom will serve as the venue for a dialogue between two of the nation’s most controversial activists and thinkers — Cornel West and Carl Dix.
The renovation of Lower Sproul Plaza overcame a major hurdle Monday when, in minutes, the UC Board of Regents approved the project as well as the hundreds of millions of dollars of debt that will come with it. The board’s Committee on Grounds and Buildings approved the $193 million project, Read More…
Pending approval by the UC Board of Regents, Lower Sproul Plaza’s renovation will be consolidated into one part instead of two, reducing the cost of the project by millions of dollars. The $223 million project was previously split into two parts: the first including the demolition of Eshleman Hall, and Read More…