SHIP in the right direction

UNIVERSITY ISSUES: The UC SHIP Advisory Board was right to recommend eliminating coverage caps. SHIP should comply with the Affordable Care Act.

Life or death should not depend on one’s ability to pay. The UC Student Health Insurance Plan Advisory Board understands this. In the face of mounting public pressure from students across the university as well as public officials like UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the board Read More…

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Video: Doe Library’s Centennial Celebration

March 21st, 2012 marked the 100th birthday of the establishment of Doe Library at UC Berkeley. It is one of the oldest libraries on the West Coast. Students and faculty members including Chancellor Robert Birgeneau showed up to celebrate. Various performances from different groups took place as well as distribution Read More…

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Memo to the next chancellor

The Devil's Advocate

Dear Nicholas Dirks, Congratulations on your selection as UC Berkeley’s next chancellor. Your reputation will rise or fall depending on your ability to navigate an unpredictable and sometimes explosive political environment, win the trust of students who are notoriously wary of authority and guide the world’s leading public university through Read More…