As an independent student newspaper and the paper of record for the city of Berkeley, the Daily Cal has been communicating important updates during this pandemic. Your support is essential to maintaining this coverage.
BUSD board members gave updates on the hybrid instruction model and expressed a commitment to returning to normal in-person education in the fall.
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On Monday, Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, teachers and students returned to in-person instruction for the first time since the pandemic first forced schools to close last spring.
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UC Berkeley junior Osirus Polachart is running independently for ASUC Senate to change the campus admissions process, reform housing and provide undocumented students with additional support and services.
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The Daily Californian, one of the oldest student newspapers in the country, is celebrating its 150th year of publication. In such a historic moment, we lift our heads from the daily grind to think back on where we came from and how we became what we are today.
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UC Berkeley junior Bradley Silvernail is running independently for ASUC Senate to change the way graduate students are represented by the organization and to lower tuition and housing costs for students.
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With Alameda County now in the red tier of the state’s reopening system, the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board of Education members met Wednesday evening to discuss the details of its reopening plans.
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When a Berkeley tenant’s roommate, a student at UC Berkeley, left the city a month before the pandemic unfolded, the tenant decided to renew the lease on their rent-controlled apartment. The tenant said they thought they could find another roommate, and they reckoned it would be hard to find a cheaper place to live.
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A UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, or IGS, poll found that California voters of color, primarily Latinx and Native American individuals, are more likely to report being negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and to support hazard pay for essential workers.
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The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board of Education met Wednesday to discuss its timeline to reopen schools and its plan to build housing for teachers, among other agenda items.
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While the UC Berkeley department of undergraduate admissions has previously been inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement in its outreach and yield efforts, a constitutional amendment prevents changes to be made to the admissions process.
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