Judicial Council considers divestment bill’s constitutionality
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The ASUC Judicial Council heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case regarding controversial divestment bill, SB 160. Read More…
Keeping prejudice under control
The Jewish people deserve the security of a homeland
I come from a family of refugees. My mother was younger than I am now when she was forced to flee for her life from the Islamic Revolution of Iran. My mother recalls being forced to sit in the back of her classroom along with a group of young Jewish Read More…
Gag order lifted on divestment settlement case
The ASUC Judicial Council lifted its gag order on a case regarding the settlement of charges against controversial Senate bill SB 160 on Tuesday. Read More…
Coming together for campus justice
Students for Justice in Palestine member discusses Birgeneau’s response to student assault
What does the marginalization of a large and diverse coalition of students look like? It looks something like Chancellor Robert Birgeneau’s statement that was recently released in response to SB 160, the ASUC bill that calls for targeted divestment from companies complicit in Israeli apartheid and illegal settlement. Birgeneau explained Read More…
Demanding transparency from the ASUC
New ASUC Senate, executive officials and staff need to take responsibility for their actions
With the passage of SB 160 on April 18, the UC Berkeley campus has been packed with people pointing fingers at their peers for the controversial decision. Even the Daily Cal has been going crazy about the vote, talking about how so-and-so was harassed by so-and-so and is now pointing Read More…
ASUC Judicial Council rescinds decision on divestment bill settlement
The ASUC Judicial Council backtracked on its previous decision to approve a settlement of charges against controversial divestment bill SB 160 on Saturday. Read More…
Divestment quid pro no
CAMPUS ISSUES: Events surrounding the ASUC Senate’s passage of SB 160, including a disgraceful deal offer from a senator, cast a pall over the campus.
If ASUC Senator Jorge Pacheco truly wanted to settle charges against President Connor Landgraf, he should have done it the right way. Attempting to thwart the democratic process instead and influence Landgraf’s decision on whether to veto the ASUC Senate’s controversial divestment bill was wildly inappropriate. Elected representatives of the Read More…
Isocrates on divestment
The Critic Who Counts
Nothing like a scandalous political quid pro quo, complete with new information about an ideologically stained physical assault on Sproul alongside bylaw violation charges galore to awaken our senses. I give you, Divestment: Season 2. After this latest flood of melodrama, politicians in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento look like snoozers. Read More…
Settlement of charges against divestment bill SB 160 to remove major clauses
Charges that questioned the constitutionality of controversial divestment bill SB 160 were settled Thursday morning when an agreement was struck that removed a significant portion of the bill. Read More…
Reflections on divestment: Supporting human rights is not ‘complex’
Last week, the ASUC Senate voted 11-9 to divest funds from companies committing human rights violations in the Palestinian territories. It was a historic moment for the ASUC and added to the legacy of the institution taking a stand for human rights, just as it had done with South African Read More…