As an independent student newspaper and the paper of record for the city of Berkeley, the Daily Cal has been communicating important updates during this pandemic. Your support is essential to maintaining this coverage.
Joining the city of Berkeley, the U.S. Senate and the UC system officially observed Juneteenth as a holiday for the first time.
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As climate change causes temperatures to fluctuate, ocean levels to creep higher and wildfires to appear more frequently, its impact can be felt all around the world. However, not everyone suffers equally.
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Students from Black Pine Circle School, led by seventh-grader Mina Fedor, hosted a protest against Asian American and Pacific Islander, or AAPI, hate on Sunday afternoon at the Berkeley Marina.
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On Saturday, Ohlone supporters held a candlelight vigil to protest the fencing of the West Berkeley Shellmound and Village site. About 100 supporters gathered to dance, sing and recite poetry.
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For Miya Sommers and many other Asian Americans, the recent shootings in Atlanta reignited personal experiences with racism, fetishism and violence.
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For Daniela Gonzalez-Perez, the Day Labor Program Assistant at the Berkeley Multicultural Institute, the COVID-19 pandemic has only magnified the struggles that have confronted racial minority groups even before the country first shut down in March 2020.
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Anti-Asian hate crimes have risen significantly during the coronavirus pandemic, with reporting database Stop AAPI Hate receiving almost 3,000 accounts of hate crimes since last spring.
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The Robert D. Haas Undocumented Community Resource Center held its grand opening Feb. 6, creating a space specifically for undocumented students and allies. The Undocumented Community Resource Center, located at 180 César Chávez Student Center, is a space that provides undocumented students and allies with professional academic counseling, mental health support, access to resources and a place to study.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a statement Sunday announcing a collaboration with ethnic, diverse and LGBT media outlets, to which he will contribute an original column on public policy issues.
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About 130 people from various organizations came together during the campus Filipinx Summit Nov. 17 to discuss the future of the community and advocacy efforts for a Filipinx Studies program.
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