Daphne Chen

Deciding to study abroad can be a complicated process complete with the intimidating task of choosing from more than 40 countries and all that daunting paperwork. Luckily, The Daily Californian had the opportunity to chat with members of the Berkeley Study Abroad office, including Diane Marcus, associate director of marketing, Laura Shanks, publications and production specialist, and Barbara Tassielli, assistant director of advising, via phone and email to answer some of the perplexing questions you might have.

At its meeting Tuesday night, Berkeley City Council will take its first vote of two to adopt an ordinance that will adjust the city's district boundaries to create a student-majority district.

Four burglaries occurred at the Clark Kerr Campus and University Village at Albany over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

The University of California’s largest union announced Friday that its members will participate in a 24-hour strike across the UC system on Nov. 20.

The former UC Davis police lieutenant who pepper-sprayed student protesters at a November 2011 Occupy demonstration will receive about $38,000 in workers’ compensation.

A UC Berkeley student was the victim of a robbery on the pathway between Durant Hall and Dwinelle Hall Monday evening.

BART officials and unions reached a tentative agreement late Monday evening, bringing a four day strike to a close and returning the daily commute of about 400,000 riders back to normal.

BART officials and union representatives are reportedly working with a federal mediator toward a settlement in an effort to end the strike that has halted the transit system's operations since Friday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.