AFSCME Labor Protest at the UC Office of the President
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees protested at the UC Office of the President after they’d protested at UC Berkeley earlier in the day. Read more here.
Survey finds UC students satisfied with quality of education
Despite budget cuts and increased tuition, undergraduate students in the UC system are satisfied with the quality of their educations, according to survey results released this week by the UC Office of the President. Read More…
UC healthcare workers vote to strike
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299 announced Tuesday that its members voted to strike against the University of California for alleged prioritization of profits over patients. Read More…
UC Berkeley to abandon SHIP
Campus to return to locally managed health care plan
Following months of controversy, UC Berkeley announced that it will withdraw from the systemwide UC Student Health Insurance Plan in the fall. Read More…
A more perfect ASUC: Realizing our potential
With the election just days away, former ASUC officials from opposing parties reflect on the role of the student government at UC Berkeley
Running for senate two years ago gave me the opportunity to represent my community. I ran to ensure that queer students had a voice in the ASUC Senate. I ran to give student groups access to the funding and resources that come along with having a strong advocate in the Read More…
UC Berkeley boosts nonresident admission, maintains similar ethnic composition in admits
UC Berkeley maintained the ethnic composition of its freshman admits and has accepted fewer in-state students this year while increasing nonresident acceptance rates, according to data released by the UC Office of the President Thursday. Read More…
UC Berkeley accepts fewer in-state applicants for fall 2013
UC Berkeley accepted fewer in-state students this year, according to data released by the UC Office of the President Thursday morning. Read More…
Bill could mandate that state institutions purchase food locally
If passed, Assembly Bill 199, the “Choose California” bill, would mandate that state institutions purchase foods from California farms so long as their prices are not more than 5 percent more expensive than identical items from outside the state. Read More…
The Lombardo Trophy: Are students Memorial Stadium’s eventual saviors?
Memorial Stadium’s renovation — a $321 million, multiyear endeavor that yielded a gleaming, earthquake-proof temple of football — has long been short on cash. In the beginning, campus officials contended that, recession and common sense be damned, donors would pay for almost the entire cost by purchasing expensive season tickets. Read More…
SHIP’s future is not certain
Campus will work to maintain quality care despite SHIP crisis
In recent weeks, officials who oversee the UC Student Health Insurance Program, now in place on all UC campuses, announced that the program is carrying a projected $57 million deficit and that the increased cost could very well be passed along to UC students in the form of notably higher Read More…