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…
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…
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…
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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UC Student Association calls on Yudof to stop UC SHIP premium increases
Both the UC Student Association and the UAW Local 2865 called for President Mark Yudof to halt potential increases in healthcare premiums for UC SHIP in a letter Wednesday after it was revealed that the program was projecting a multi million dollar deficit. Read More…
Legislative Analyst’s office skeptical of Brown’s plans for higher education
The Legislative Analyst’s Office published a report on Monday praising Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed state budget for its fiscal restraint but also raising concerns about the governor’s plans for higher education. Read More…
State senator proposes changes to Proposition 13
A state senator introduced an amendment to Proposition 13 Monday, urging the legislature and California voters to alter the measure to allow greater funding to local schools. 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…