On Urban Shield, Berkeley must make a decision, and it needs to make the right one
The city continues to put off the decision to end Urban Shield. It knows better than to subscribe to a harmful program that militarizes police.
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Trump threatened thousands of undocumented students with decision to rescind DACA. UC Berkeley must fight back.
NATIONAL ISSUES: There shouldn’t be any question of an immigrant’s right to go to school here or to make a home here, but the political reality continues to undermine students’ legal statuses and lives.
There shouldn’t be any question of an immigrant’s right to live here, to go to school here or to make a home here. But because the political reality continues to undermine students’ legal statuses and lives, the University of California and the Berkeley campus must step up and expand their support services.
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Wheeler Hall should be accessible to all students
CAMPUS ISSUES: UC Berkeley has experience juggling numerous compliance laws, so why did it open Wheeler Hall without a working ADA-accessible elevator?
It doesn’t count as “opening” Wheeler Hall if it’s only accessible to some students.
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Sunday’s rally was not what national outlets made it out to be
CITY AFFAIRS: Sensationalizing violence without context is reckless.
Happy families blowing bubbles, tossing cornhole and playing trumpets drowned out hateful white nationalist groups Sunday in Berkeley. Around the country, however, people read a reductive story about violence and carnage at the nation’s battleground for free speech.
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UC Berkeley’s glacial effort to rename buildings that honor racists is inexcusable
CAMPUS ISSUES: The building naming task force recommended zero substantive action. More committees is not the answer.
UC Berkeley continues to prolong a conversation about the hatred built into the very walls of this campus.
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New Golden Bear Orientation demands too much of volunteer student leaders
CAMPUS ISSUES: Weeklong orientation structure is more inclusive, but campus gives paltry compensation for 18 hour work days
With only about half the leaders originally expected able to head the event, it was unfair of the campus to task students with this responsibility, especially without adequate compensation.
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Berkeley’s increased powers to regulate unauthorized protests is an overstep
CITY AFFAIRS: New ordinance meant to close a demonstration management loophole is overly broad, not a long-term solution to upcoming season of alt-right presence.
Even an alt-right rally isn’t enough of a justification to suddenly increase government and police authority with little public oversight.
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When it comes to the budget, there are no ‘stupid’ questions
CAMPUS ISSUES: UC Berkeley's transparency regarding the budget is laudable, but the plan to close the deficit is still plagued by seeming indecision.
When asked about another potential change to athletics policy in response to the budget deficit — selling alcohol at Cal games — Christ said the question was “stupid.”
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When white supremacists flood the city, Berkeley should not back down
CITY AFFAIRS: Ahead of alt-right rally, Christ fails to acknowledge the way white supremacists co-opt "free speech," and the city unfairly advises people to "stay away."
Berkeley is a magnet for white supremacists who exploit its history and clickbait name for their hateful fight. Community members shouldn’t have to watch Martin Luther King Jr. Way turn into a war zone. But recent events show how a bloodbath can be avoided, and it’s not by staying away.
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UC Berkeley budget problems stem from state pressure
Campus issues: Revenue generation in Christ’s budget relies too heavily on benevolence and charity
Carol Christ has a clear philanthropy vision. In the Christ Administration’s budget for 2017–18, Christ and her team envision a campus in which donations are a primary source of revenue. Indeed, revenue generation was bandied about during the lead-up to the new budget. The plan reveals that revenue makes up
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