NASA should consider implications of Artemis program
If the Artemis program succeeds, the US could add the moon to its colonial possessions, which include Hawaii, Guam and Puerto Rico, in fact if not in law.
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As Berkeley residents face felony trial, Berkeley City Council affirms its ‘right to rescue’ animals from abuse
Berkeley is leading the way for animal rights, as it has done for disability rights, gay rights and so many other struggles for justice.
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All AFSCME workers deserve contracts
UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS: Giving AFSCME service workers contracts allows them to continue to positively impact the university
Although AFSCME’s recent tentative agreement with the university gives only service workers a contract, it is a step in the right direction.
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Fostering happiness
Off the Beat
I can honestly say, however, that my biggest lifesavers were a set of three helpless foster kittens.
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Support campus seismic safety, vote for Prop. 13
The UC system now has significant seismic repair needs.Simply put, Prop. 13 recognizes that investing in UC students is key to California’s future.
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Colleges must end hate speech, support minorities’ needs
Since the election of Donald Trump, schools all around the country have had more frequent incidents threatening the health and safety of minority students.
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Preventive policing unjustly warrants abusive police practices
The preventive principle has spawned the most oppressive policing programs of the past 50 years, and simply has no place in a society that values freedom.
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Getting past wastewater’s ‘gak factor’ to save our most precious resource
But it remains the “gak” challenge of recycling wastewater: public education and outreach plays a critical role in meeting water supply needs.
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My year as a failed dropout
Off the Beat
I never wanted to look back, to imagine myself returning to the study of economics, head hung, tail between my legs. That would have felt like failure.
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As UC Berkeley EECS TAs win millions, students face negative repercussions
The story of EECS and its TA legion may indeed have a happy ending, but stakeholders must ensure that it is their voices, not time alone, that tell it.
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