Anishi Patel

The ASUC Senate met Wednesday for a meeting primarily meant to vote on the appointment of campus senior Jacob Dadmun to the Judicial Council. 

California’s wildfire season has begun, and along with it come ventilation and air quality risks that might pose a problem in combination with COVID-19 safety protocols. 

Campus senior Nanki Ahuja formed Business Transfer Network, or BTN, during her first semester as a transfer student in the spring of 2020. She noticed that without guaranteed campus housing and two years of undergraduate experience at Berkeley, transfer students were sometimes unable to form strong communities on campus. 

Students and activists blocked off Sather Gate on Wednesday to protest against UC Berkeley’s plans to build on People’s Park.

BC4BP filed a California Environmental Quality Act lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents over UC Berkeley’s Long Range Development Plan on Aug. 19.

Ellen Weis, author, Museum of Modern Mythology director and Berkeley publicist, died of brain cancer on July 27 at age 64.

Philip Kreycik, Berkeley resident, long-distance runner, outdoor enthusiast and father, died at age 37 after disappearing on a run in Pleasanton on July 10.

Forty-one candidates are running against California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Sept. 14 recall election, where voters will decide if the governor will step down and who may replace him.

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education, or CASE, awarded four 2021 Circle of Excellence gold awards in June, with three given to Office of Communications and Public Affairs writers and one for a University Development and Alumni Relations team for its work on the Light the Way campaign's public launch event.

Nicholas Alexander has “grown up on himself,” learning to cook while navigating the foster care system. As a UC Berkeley student, Alexander would host dinner parties at his residence. Now, he cooks meals for the residents of People’s Park.