Sabina Mahavni

Chancellor Carol Christ announced Thursday the launch of UC Berkeley's new Undergraduate Student Diversity Project, which aims to expand and advance diversity on campus.

Ici Ice Cream, an ice cream shop known for using fresh, locally sourced ingredients, bid farewell to the Berkeley community after announcing the closure of both of its locations Thursday.

The Berkeley Commission on the Status of Women held a public meeting Wednesday evening, during which several women shared their experiences with homelessness and Berkeley City Councilmember Sophie Hahn spoke about her life’s work fighting for women’s rights.

In February 2018, former Berkeley City Council candidate and activist Nanci Armstrong-Temple was restrained and arrested by Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, officers while helping to move a homeless encampment in front of Old City Hall — an act she referred to as “outside of the law and definitely outside of human decency.”

Herbicide-Free Cal hosted a panel discussion about the effects of herbicides, with speakers including Dewayne “Lee” Johnson, the plaintiff in the recent Johnson v. Monsanto lawsuit, Wednesday evening.

In this week’s elections, a number of recent UC Berkeley graduates succeeded in winning spots on city councils across the state, bringing new perspectives to local politics.

For two days, a gallery in Wurster Hall at UC Berkeley transformed into a celebration of the dead, full of brightly colored alters and "pan de muerto" to honor relatives and loved ones who have died.

First established in an office behind Top Dog on Durant Avenue in 1970, the Disabled Students’ Program, or DSP, has since expanded to serve about 1,700 students at UC Berkeley and is working to improve resource accessibility for students.

Larry Levitt, senior vice president for health reform at the Kaiser Family Foundation, spoke about the “No. 1 issue in the elections” — health care — at a Berkeley Forum event Wednesday.

The California College Republicans, or CCR, released its 2018 platform this month, outlining its stance on a number of hot-button issues including free speech at universities, college tuition and diversity training programs.