Nicholas Luther

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Demolition begins at Berkeley apartment building destroyed by fire

After being destroyed by a fire Nov. 18, an apartment building on the corner of Haste Street and Telegraph Avenue is undergoing a partial demolition process.

About 30 spectators gathered at the intersection of Haste Street and Telegraph Avenue Tuesday morning with smartphones and cameras at the ready as a demolition crane ripped the roof off of the apartment building that was destroyed in the Nov. 18 fire. Over the next two weeks, the building will undergo a
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Crime & Courts

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Seven computers stolen from Graduate Assembly building

Seven computers worth an estimated $14,000 were stolen from the UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly building between Nov. 23 and 25, according to the UCPD crime logs. At 9:55 a.m. on Nov. 25, UCPD received a call that seven Mac computers were found missing from Anthony Hall and determined that a
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ASUC

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Senate reduces number of buses to transport students to regents meeting

At its Wednesday meeting, the ASUC Senate decided to reduce the number of buses transporting students to the UC Board of Regents meeting Nov. 16 from two buses to one. Due to this reduction, the senators voted to allocate less money toward transportation fees after considering the fact that the
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ASUC

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Senate passes bill supporting Occupy Cal

The ASUC Senate passed a bill Wednesday night that supports the Occupy Cal movement, which includes a Nov. 9 walkout and noontime rally on Sproul Plaza, and finances buses to transport students to the upcoming UC Board of Regents meeting at UC San Francisco. The bill, co-authored by Cooperative Movement Senator Elliot Goldstein and CalSERVE Senator Andrew Albright, provides support for the protest through
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ASUC

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

ASUC Senate to consider bill supporting Occupy Cal movement

The ASUC Senate will meet Wednesday night to consider a bill that supports the Occupy Cal movement, which includes a Nov. 9 walkout and noontime rally on Sproul Plaza, and that provides financial support for buses to transport students to the upcoming UC Board of Regents meeting at UC San
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

UC Office of the President to shut down in response to Oakland protests

The University of California Office of the President in Oakland will be closed tomorrow and employees will work from home in response to the general strike organized by Occupy Oakland protesters, according to UCOP Media Relations Director Steve Montiel. The office is located two blocks from the intersection of 14th
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City

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Occupy Berkeley protesters urge city not to take police action

Fearing that their protest could suffer the same fate as Oakland’s, where clashes with police have resulted in the use of tear gas, Occupy Berkeley supporters urged the city not to take police action at the Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday night. The four protesters who spoke during public comment
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Notes from the Field

Thursday, October 20, 2011

ASUC committee to discuss encouraging city to waive fee for affordable student housing

The ASUC Standing Committee on University and External Affairs will discuss a bill Monday night that will urge the Berkeley City Council to exempt affordable student rental housing from the city’s proposed developer’s fee.

City

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Court punishes city of Berkeley for failing to hold public hearing

In response to a court order issued this summer, Berkeley City Council is set to rescind a decision it made over a year ago next week that affirmed the city Zoning Adjustments Board’s approval of the construction of two mixed-use and one residential building on Southside. The Alameda County Superior
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Notes from the Field

Monday, October 17, 2011

Johnny Depp comes to UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Auditorium for private movie screening

Johnny Depp, an Academy Award-nominated actor, and Director Bruce Robinson hosted a Q&A session at a special private screening of their new movie, The Rum Diary, in Wheeler Auditorium Monday night.

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Nicholas Luther

Demolition begins at Berkeley apartment building destroyed by fire

Seven computers stolen from Graduate Assembly building

Senate reduces number of buses to transport students to regents meeting

Senate passes bill supporting Occupy Cal

ASUC Senate to consider bill supporting Occupy Cal movement

UC Office of the President to shut down in response to Oakland protests

Occupy Berkeley protesters urge city not to take police action

ASUC committee to discuss encouraging city to waive fee for affordable student housing

Court punishes city of Berkeley for failing to hold public hearing

Johnny Depp comes to UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Auditorium for private movie screening