Campus

Campus administration decides not to transfer child care management

Administrators announced plans last month that Bright Horizons Family Solutions will take over policy oversight, staff training and administrative process support at the campus Early Child Education Program.
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Administrators announced plans last month that Bright Horizons Family Solutions will take over policy oversight, staff training and administrative process support at the campus Early Child Education Program.

After parents raised concerns with UC Berkeley’s intention to transfer the management of its child care program to a private provider, campus administration announced Monday it will not use the private management services. Read More…

Editorials

Overcrowded housing

CAMPUS ISSUES: The Residential Student Service Programs should have prepared for a large class of incoming freshmen, eliminating any possibility of a housing scarcity.

With the largest incoming freshman class in UC Berkeley history coming to campus this fall, the Residential Student Service Programs need to ensure that all students are guaranteed quality housing. Reports that the impending increase in the size of the student body might lead to a scarcity in campus housing Read More…

Campus

Residents battle against bedbugs

Unit 2 residents reported a case of bedbug bites in Griffiths Hall last week, prompting campus officials to act fast in order to prevent the pests’ spread. On Tuesday, dogs trained to detect bedbugs sniffed out rooms on the eighth floor, the location of the latest outbreak. Heat treatment will Read More…