BERKELEY'S NEWS • MARCH 30, 2023
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ASUC Elections 2023
20 HOURS AGO
Akash Ponna runs for ASUC executive vice president
Incumbent ASUC senator and sophomore majoring in political economy Akash Ponna is running for executive vice president independently on platforms of student wellness, revamping the ASUC, club support and equity and inclusion.
Campus
MARCH 27, 2023
EECS, data science course staffers put forth ‘final’ contract offer to campus
Weeks of bargaining on wages, fee remissions and hiring levels for academic student employees, or ASEs, in EECS and data science courses have pushed ASEs’ labor union to put forth its “last,” “best” and “final” contract offer to UC Berkeley.
sports
Men's Basketball
MARCH 29, 2023
Cal basketball hires Mark Madsen as head coach
Born in Walnut Creek, Madsen is an East Bay local. Madsen is coming off a 28-9 season as head coach of Utah Valley — the winningest in school history.
Women's Tennis
MARCH 29, 2023
'Step forward’: Bears beat UCLA, lose out to USC as conference play continues
Despite splitting another pair of Pac-12 weekend matches, the Bears looked confident in LA this weekend. Beating UCLA 5-2 and narrowly losing out to USC 4-3, the Bears seem to be righting the ship.
arts
Concerts
MARCH 27, 2023
Yuja Wang ardently resuscitates SF Symphony in Rachmaninoff concert
Wang played with the kind of intense virtuosity that felt like she was beating Rachmaninoff to the punch. Her touch was precise and resonant throughout the concerto, and her fingers moved with the quick dexterity of a hummingbird.
Concerts
MARCH 27, 2023
‘Lady Gaga #ARTBIRTH’ delivers fashionable camp of monstrous proportions
When not playing up the crowd, Reich bodied the resonances of Gaga’s lower timbers — the roars in “Shallow” (here, the sounds of labor) and the heartache of “Million Reasons,” which cleverly soundtracked the inner monologue of Reich’s reservations about her baby.
opinion
Op-Eds
MARCH 28, 2023
Mental health withdrawals: UC Berkeley students should not have to choose
We need a broad, unified response to this issue from the student body to even catch campus’s attention. This is why we are asking each and every student and ally to sign the petition demanding that UC Berkeley support students taking critically needed mental health breaks.
blogs
College Life
MARCH 24, 2023
What I’ll be doing this spring break
Spring Break or should I say my salvation? Never has a break been needed so much. With midterms soon coming to a close and carry-ons being packed for the week-long break, I can’t help but picture all the great things I’ll be doing to de-stress during this “vacation”. Here are the things I plan on doing this break in case you need ideas too!
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