Sara Grossman

UPDATED 4:33 p.m. — Although power has been restored to most of UC Berkeley after an explosion and a subsequent campuswide evacuation, 11 buildings remain without power as of Tuesday morning.

Although not included in this agenda, ASUC senators will likely vote on a bill that asks the senate to support the United Student District Amendment in the Berkeley City Council. The amendment pertains to the city's ongoing redistricting negotiations and supports the creation of a largely student district. Unlike an alternative map that would also be composed mostly of students, the USDA map would include co-ops and other student housing on Northside.

With silver tape covering their mouths, around five demonstrators are holding up signs in front of Dwinelle Hall this morning in protest of proposed U.S. military intervention in Syria.

Instagram founders Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom are coming to campus Monday, Sept. 9 to hold a question and answer session for UC Berkeley students and community members. The event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Wozniak Lounge in Soda Hall.

Emeryville mayor Kurt Brinkman found himself in an all-too-familiar situation for many UC Berkeley students when his car was broken into Tuesday morning and his iPhone stolen.

The U.S. Department of Education has dismissed a complaint against UC Berkeley that alleged that the campus did not do enough to curb a hostile campus climate created by student protests against Israel’s policies.

An appeal to stop the sale of the historic 99-year-old post office in Downtown Berkeley was dismissed by the Postal Regulatory Commission on Tuesday.

Despite initial reports that the camp had burned down in the Rim Fire, a U.S. Forest Service official says that there is no indication the camp was damaged.

As concerns about global warming and unsustainable electricity usage continue to grow, researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory say they have produced a window coating that can separate heat from light and may promote significant reductions in a building’s energy usage.

The Contra Costa Times has reported that the union representing AC Transit workers rejected a labor contract deal with the Bay Area bus system over the weekend, coming just weeks after the union threatened to strike.