Iris Kwok

As classes wind down for the spring semester, the UC Berkeley campus community is again experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases.

The Physics-Astronomy Library will be closed starting March 21 due to ongoing staffing shortages. The library will likely remain closed through the summer semester. 

At least eight BART train cars may receive a second life as a part of BART’s Legacy Fleet Decommissioning project. Some will be used to train local firefighters, while others may become a time capsule fit with a retro videogame arcade. And if all goes to plan, several others may be preserved in a railway museum for future generations to admire. 

Berkeley Unified School District Superintendent Brent Stephens will step down from his position when his three-year contract ends June 30.

UC Berkeley community members will be able to pick up free masks at Eshleman Hall starting Jan. 18.

UC Berkeley will begin the spring 2022 semester with two weeks of mostly remote classes before returning to in-person instruction Jan. 31. 

UCPD officers responded to a report of arson that occurred Saturday afternoon at the UC Berkeley Anthropology and Art Practice Building.

On Thursday, the National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory for low lying coastal locations across the San Francisco Bay shoreline due to the presence of King Tides, which are the highest astronomical tides of the year.

Moe’s Books workers voted to ratify its first union contract on Tuesday, securing wage raises and additional COVID-19 safety measures, in what union steward Owen Hill described as a “good, solid contract.” 

The Berkeley City Council is considering authorizing the Berkeley Police Department’s request to hire 25 additional police officers and add 7 dispatch positions due to understaffing concerns, according to a special City Council meeting held Oct. 19.