After winning a seat on the ASUC senate, many UC Berkeley undergrads enter their new roles, eager to make lasting change on campus. It often doesn’t take long, however, for these senators to discover that bringing their platforms to fruition is far from easy. Read More…
A small group of students and community members gathered on Sproul Plaza Friday afternoon to rally against the United States Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United decision. Read More…
After heated discussion at Wednesday night’s meeting, the ASUC senate passed a bill critiquing university policy in handling sexual assault cases. Read More…
Once considered one of the best community colleges in the nation, the City College of San Francisco is on the verge of collapse. CCSF is likely to be another one of the many casualties of the lack of adequate funding for education in our state. In response to this lack Read More…
ASUC President Connor Landgraf’s decision to use executive order on two referenda for this semester’s student ballot sparked controversy among ASUC Senators. Read More…
A bill introduced to the state legislature would establish the “New University of California” – a fourth segment to the California’s higher education system which currently includes the UC, the CSU, and California’s community colleges. Read More…
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…
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…
I’m not pro-ASUC. Whenever I hear the latest drama from the ASUC Senate, I sigh and wonder if any of the bills they pass will actually change the way our university functions. I recognize this is unfair for those students involved in the student government, who I know work very Read More…
Ten members of the UC Berkeley chapter of CalPIRG rallied in front of Sather Gate Thursday against the building of a controversial oil pipeline that would transport oil from Canada to the US. Read More…
