BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 18, 2023
Arielle Swedback
Senior Staff
Arielle Swedback began as a general assignment reporter in the fall of 2014. She subsequently became the lead community beat reporter—organizing coverage of Berkeley schools, businesses, and government. In 2016, she served as Assistant Opinion Editor in the spring and a Weekender Editor in the fall.
City
AUGUST 27, 2015
Berkeley school district board evaluates local funding plan, identifies achievement gaps
With the school year starting next week, the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education convened Wednesday to evaluate the beginnings of a locally driven funding plan implemented last year.
City
AUGUST 27, 2015
Berkeley school district board evaluates local funding plan, identifies achievement gaps
With the school year starting next week, the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education convened Wednesday to evaluate the beginnings of a locally driven funding plan implemented last year.
Campus
MAY 06, 2015
Dirks, Steele talk shut down amid protest, campus reacts
A panel discussion featuring Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Claude Steele was shut down on Tuesday after a group of audience members repeatedly interrupted the speakers.
Campus
MAY 06, 2015
Dirks, Steele talk shut down amid protest, campus reacts
A panel discussion featuring Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Claude Steele was shut down on Tuesday after a group of audience members repeatedly interrupted the speakers.
Campus
MAY 06, 2015
Berkeley Forum panel on public higher education shut down amid protest
A panel discussion featuring Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Claude Steele was shut down on Tuesday after a group of audience members repeatedly interrupted the speakers.
Campus
MAY 06, 2015
Berkeley Forum panel on public higher education shut down amid protest
A panel discussion featuring Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Claude Steele was shut down on Tuesday after a group of audience members repeatedly interrupted the speakers.
Campus
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
Anita Hill speaks on solutions, rhetoric at closing of UC Berkeley sexual assault conference
Professor and activist Anita Hill addressed the need for transparency on the part of college campuses Wednesday night, amid student criticism of a UC Berkeley-hosted conference on sexual assault and violence.
Campus
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
Anita Hill speaks on solutions, rhetoric at closing of UC Berkeley sexual assault conference
Professor and activist Anita Hill addressed the need for transparency on the part of college campuses Wednesday night, amid student criticism of a UC Berkeley-hosted conference on sexual assault and violence.
City
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
After failure to raise crowdfunding target, Le Bateau Ivre seeks loan from city
A local restaurant is seeking a small business loan from the city of Berkeley after more than four decades of operation.
City
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
After failure to raise crowdfunding target, Le Bateau Ivre seeks loan from city
A local restaurant is seeking a small business loan from the city of Berkeley after more than four decades of operation.
Sex Issue 2015
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
UC Berkeley law student, porn star talks balancing school and work
Boasting hundreds of thousands of views per video, he is making a name for himself as one of only a handful of Asian male performers in the American sex industry.
Sex Issue 2015
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
UC Berkeley law student, porn star talks balancing school and work
Boasting hundreds of thousands of views per video, he is making a name for himself as one of only a handful of Asian male performers in the American sex industry.
City
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
Berkeley school board discusses differentiation in district's Common Core math curriculum
Berkeley Unified School District parents and staff discussed the implementation of the common core curriculum at a school board meeting Wednesday night, focusing on the need for differentiation in teaching math.
City
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
Berkeley school board discusses differentiation in district's Common Core math curriculum
Berkeley Unified School District parents and staff discussed the implementation of the common core curriculum at a school board meeting Wednesday night, focusing on the need for differentiation in teaching math.
Campus
FEBRUARY 08, 2015
At symposium, students discuss whether campus climate is hostile, exclusionary
The UC Berkeley community gathered at Clark Kerr Krutch Theater Friday to discuss issues of campus climate in response to critical results from a university-wide survey published last spring.
Campus
FEBRUARY 08, 2015
At symposium, students discuss whether campus climate is hostile, exclusionary
The UC Berkeley community gathered at Clark Kerr Krutch Theater Friday to discuss issues of campus climate in response to critical results from a university-wide survey published last spring.
City
FEBRUARY 01, 2015
Bookstore gifts $100 to each kindergarten, 1st-grade teacher in Berkeley
A Berkeley bookstore is donating $100 worth of books to every kindergarten and first grade teacher in the school district.
City
FEBRUARY 01, 2015
Bookstore gifts $100 to each kindergarten, 1st-grade teacher in Berkeley
A Berkeley bookstore is donating $100 worth of books to every kindergarten and first grade teacher in the school district.
