Students: It’s time to make our voices heard
Shufan Zhang/Staff
Now we have our student district, and this November is the first election in which the new lines are being put to the test.
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Forced to forge a new path
Most people don’t know that when I arrived at UC Berkeley, frizzy-haired and bright-eyed, I wanted to be a sports broadcaster. I didn’t want to be the first female president, an organizer, an advocate, a political news junkie or an actress — I wanted to be a sports broadcaster. I
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Health care open enrollment is closing: get covered now
Purchasing health insurance is essential to make sure you are prepared for any worst-case medical situations, and by law, every American is now required to obtain coverage.
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Students: It’s time to take back city politics
More than 25 years ago, students were intentionally silenced and excluded from city politics. When city council districts were first adopted, students were split across multiple districts to dilute our collective voice and our ability to influence city issues. Since then, this deliberate plan has made it excessively difficult for
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USDA is a threat to a student district
The campaign for a student district is finally in its last stages. As the Dec. 31 deadline for the City Council to complete redistricting approaches, only two maps remain. The fact that both maps were produced by students and contain a student district is a testament to how far this campaign has come.
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On drawing the best student district
On Sept. 10, Berkeley City Council is poised to take a historic step. The impending adoption of the Berkeley Student District Campaign’s map would make Berkeley the first city in the country to adopt a student district. This meeting is the culmination of a successful three-year campaign to raise the
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