Pursuant to a UC-wide ban on tobacco products, UC Berkeley has established a committee to oversee the move towards becoming tobacco free by 2014. Read More…
It was an emotional night for the two dozen students who attended Fight Back, an ASUC sponsored workshop addressing sexual violence and personal safety. Read More…
Counseling and Psychological Services would like to commend Jordan Bach-Lombardo on his column “Off the beat: Dealing with Suicide” (Jan. 28). CPS consulted with UCPD, and UCPD reported that it did a thorough investigation to determine if there was, in fact, a suicide. Due to the anonymous nature of the Read More…
In an effort to improve campus recycling, the university began phasing out concrete block trash cans in favor of newer, more ergonomic waste disposal bins this month.
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The 2013 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) passed in the House of Representatives Thursday with a provision that will require colleges, such as the UC, to address the problem of sexual violence more stringently. Read More…
The number of reported rapes in Berkeley spiked in 2012, nearly doubling 2011’s total. Crime statistics from 2012, presented by Berkeley police officers to the City Council in a special workshop last Tuesday, show a rise in reported rapes from 20 in 2011 to 39 in 2012. Read More…
After the Tang Center released information to UCPD regarding medical care that Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protesters received, individuals have called for greater transparency of campus policies on protecting patient privacy. In response to the concerns, UC Berkeley’s University Health Services released a statement Thursday clarifying laws and policies that Read More…
The cases of mumps have remained stable at 15 confirmed and 15 suspected in the UC Berkeley community, according to the California Department of Public Health.
Pre-trial hearings are set to continue March 13 for Robert Kevess, a former UC Berkeley health center doctor of 22 years who was charged in April 2011 with 19 counts of sex crimes against six former patients. Currently, the case is still in its pre-trial stage — meaning the parties Read More…
A rape was reported last week near the UC Berkeley campus. According to Berkeley Police Department Sgt. Mary Kusmiss, the rape occurred Jan. 29 at approximately 12:45 a.m. on the 2300 block of Warring Street, an area with at least two sororities and three fraternities nearby. Kusmiss said she could Read More…
