Yvette Felarca - The Daily Californian

Monday, April 8, 2013

DAAP presidential candidate David Douglass advocates for integration, minority rights

Beyond Rhetoric

Defend Affirmative Action Party candidate for ASUC president David Ramirez Douglass seeks to promote rights for immigrants.

During his presidential campaign, David Douglass of the Defend Affirmative Action Party has emphasized a legacy of action and protest, saying that he hopes to revive the “youth-led progressive movement.” If elected, Douglass, aims to lead students against fee hikes, advocate for immigrant rights and double the underrepresented minority enrollment on campus. Read More…

City

Sunday, April 28, 2013

BAMN defends Berkeley High teacher facing performance review

About 30 members of BAMN congregated at the Berkeley School Board Meeting Wednesday night to protest the referral of a popular Berkeley High School teacher for performance review and possible disciplinary action. Read More…

Campus

Saturday, April 27, 2013

BAMN holds rally to promote minority enrollment

Approximately two dozen affirmative action supporters and high school students gathered on Sproul Plaza Friday afternoon to raise awareness about minority student rights in a press conference organized by activist group BAMN. Read More…

Monday, January 21, 2013

UC freshman applicant pool composition shifts

UC campuses have seen a surge in freshman applications this year, with especially high numbers of nonresident and Latino applicants. This year, Chicano and Latino applicants are for the first time the largest ethnic group represented in the overall UC applicant pool. Read More…

Campus

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Walkout planned for Thursday opposes cuts to higher education

Almost exactly one year later, a walkout planned for Thursday on campus hopes to rekindle the spirit of 2011′s Occupy Cal protest. Read More…

Campus

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

East Bay students, teachers protest race-neutral admissions policies

A group of about 350 students and teachers from UC Berkeley and middle and high schools in the East Bay denounced the university’s race-neutral admissions policies at a rally on campus Tuesday afternoon. Read More…

City

Thursday, September 13, 2012

School board slows down superintendent search amid controversy

The Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education announced their decision to slow down the process of hiring a new district superintendent, in light of community criticism. Read More…

City

Monday, September 10, 2012

Berkeley teacher urges district not to go through with superintendent hire

In an online letter addressed to the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education, a local teacher urged the board not to go through with their likely plan of hiring Dr. Edmond Heatley as the district’s new superintendent. Read More…

Notes from the Field

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

UCLA helps create new online program for undocumented immigrants

The National Dream University will offer for the first time a year-long, nationally-accredited certificate to students interested in learning about immigration and labor rights. Read More…

Campus

Sunday, June 3, 2012

BAMN files $15 million amended complaint for Nov. 9 protest

Members of BAMN announced Wednesday that they will seek $15 million in a lawsuit filed against UC Berkeley administrators and police for the use of force on demonstrators during the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protest. In a press conference on Sproul Plaza Wednesday, organizers said they filed an amended complaint Read More…