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Friday, May 31, 2013

Noam Chomsky discusses conflict in Middle East at lecture in Oakland

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Middle East Children's Allowance, Chomsky gave a talk on U.S.-Israeli relations

Professor is the most prosaic of Noam Chomsky’s titles, but it explains how the octogenarian mustered the stamina to lecture at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland a couple of weeks ago for more than an hour (standing up, pausing once for a sip of water). The occasion celebrated the 25th Read More…

City

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Student from Berkeley elementary school denied re-entry into country

What seemed to be a simple trip to Mexico over winter break took an inauspicious turn when nine-year-old Berkeley student Rodrigo Guzman realized he could not come back home. Read More…

City

Friday, October 5, 2012

Gay teen at local high school denied Eagle Scout Award

A student at a private Berkeley high school was recently denied the Boy Scouts of America’ most coveted achievement on grounds of being gay, and is now being forced out of membership completely. Read More…

Fall Orientation 2012

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Summer news in review

Even though many students leave UC Berkeley for the summer, news continues to happen. Here is a brief look at the major news that occurred over the summer, from news that happened in and around Berkeley, to national news with implications for Berkeley students: May 16: The campus announced the Read More…

News

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Photo Gallery: Obama Fundraiser – Fox Theatre

President Barack Obama held a fundraiser at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Monday, July 23rd as part of a series of Bay Area fundraisers. Many supporters and protesters gathered outside of the Fox Theatre before, during and after the event.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

U.S. Senate reaches deal to keep student loan rates low

On Tuesday U.S. Senate leaders announced they have reached a deal that will allow them to avoid increasing student loan interest rates, just five days before the rates were set to double. Read More…

Research & Ideas

Monday, June 18, 2012

Up to 92 percent of Californians under 65 covered by Obamacare, study says

Nine out of 10 Californians under the age of 65 will receive health coverage by 2019 with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, informally known as Obamacare, according to a study by the UC Berkeley Labor Center and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Researchers from the centers Read More…

Campus

Friday, June 15, 2012

Obama announces deferred action on deportation of young illegal immigrants

President Barack Obama’s administration announced a new immigration policy Friday that will protect young illegal immigrants from deportation and allow them to obtain work permits. Under this plan — issued in a memorandum sent by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to the heads of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Read More…

Notes from the Field

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Obama nominates law school alumnus to U.S. District Court

President Barack Obama nominated UC Berkeley School of Law alumnus Jon Tigar to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday. Tigar — who graduated with a doctorate degree from the law school in 1989 and received his undergraduate bachelor’s degree in 1984 at Williams College in Read More…

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Student loan debate hits national spotlight

With current student loan interest rates set to double in July without government intervention, both politicians and students have thrust the issue into the national spotlight. While the issue has divided both major political parties, the possibility of an increase from the current 3.4 percent rate has prompted students to Read More…