Haas raises undergraduate GPA caps on core, elective classes
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UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business has raised their mean undergraduate GPA caps to provide more flexibility when evaluating student performance. Read More…
City Council to consider two proposals that include UC Berkeley student district
The Berkeley City Council passed a motion on Tuesday night to push forward two new redistricting proposals which both include UC Berkeley student districts. Read More…
District 7
Council Watch
For those of you who are tired of hearing about rambunctious old people waving their arms over city issues, worry not. Here’s a reprieve. This week, we’re focusing specifically on the creation of the “student supermajority district,” a district whose constituency would likely be more than 90 percent students. Why Read More…
Berkeley city council passes plan allowing Telegraph Avenue to be open 24/7
By next month, commercial businesses on Telegraph Avenue north of Dwight Way will have the option of staying open for 24 hours. Read More…
ASUC report card
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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…
Staring down the barrel of Proposition 30
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In the aftermath of Proposition 30, the ASUC cannot rest on its laurels. Education was held hostage by California lawmakers in the sights of a gun whose trigger would have been pulled if the proposition failed. Though the success of the proposition means that the trigger has remained locked, it Read More…
The AC Transit bully
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AC Transit must descend from its throne of supposed magnanimity and give UC Berkeley students the deal they deserve. Because the AC Transit Class Pass will most likely reappear on the spring 2013 ASUC ballot, ASUC President Connor Landgraf should continue his efforts in meeting and negotiating with the organization Read More…
UC Berkeley places fifth in worldwide reputation rankings
UC Berkeley is one of the five most reputable universities in the world according to a recent rankings report published by Times Higher Education Monday. Read More…
Student protesters rally for higher education at state Capitol
Around 40 UC Berkeley students traveled to Sacramento to join a group of 2,000 protesters demonstrating in the March for Higher Education, a lobbying effort to increase state funding for universities and community colleges.
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Letters to the editor: Week of Oct. 1
Proceeding with negotiations in good faith with AFSCME The University of California values all our employees, including those who clean, cook and care for the university. Changes to the university’s retirement benefits are meant to assure employees of affordable, sustainable health care and pension benefits throughout their retirement. The UC Read More…