ASUC candidates fund campaigns with personal contributions, donations
Throughout the ASUC election season, candidates have run their campaigns with personal contributions, donations or without any funding.
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Author Archives: Maya Akkaraju
UC Board of Regents discusses COVID-19, postpones tuition vote
On Wednesday, the UC Board of Regents met virtually for the second day this week to discuss COVID-19, online instruction and special talent admissions, among other matters.
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Editors’ Note: Bears in the house
To build a home — regardless of the size, the location or the people you live with — is not an easy feat, especially when you also have to deal with the stress of being a UC Berkeley student.
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UC Berkeley transitions to online classes, campus communities react
Many campus instructors have turned to online teaching methods, such as the use of Zoom, in response to the campus’s decision to suspend most in-person classes to limit the risk of spreading COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus.
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Community members support cost-of-living adjustment ‘party’ on Sproul Plaza
Cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, advocates and graduate students hosted a “COLA party” on Sproul Plaza on March 3, ending in a meeting between student organizers and UC Berkeley administration.
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UC Berkeley School of Law launches leadership program for lawyers
UC Berkeley School of Law and the Minerva Project launched Leadership in the Legal Profession, a 10-week management and training program for legal professionals.
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Protesters call for cost of living adjustment on Sproul Plaza, at Crossroads dining hall
“COLA 4 All,” “Solidarity with UCSC” and “Eat the Regents” were some of the phrases written on the signs present during a protest Feb. 21, which was staged in solidarity with the UC Santa Cruz graduate students on strike for a cost of living adjustment.
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UC audit recommends admissions process improvements
The UC system is strengthening its admissions practices after an internal systemwide audit found problems in how the university documents candidates for special talent admission, among other admissions processes.
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Study led by UC Berkeley professor shows impact of reference pricing on prescriptions
A study led by a UC Berkeley professor found that under the economic incentives provided by reference pricing, patients switch to lower-priced prescriptions and save money for themselves and their employers.
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UC system receives less freshman, more transfer applications
The UC system experienced a decrease in freshman applications for a second consecutive year while the number of transfer applications rose, according to data released by the UC Office of the President, or UCOP.
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