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Show your support for these invaluable workers by joining the strikes. Don’t break the picket line — and do what you can to remind the university that it needs these employees.
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For years, transgender individuals have faced severely high rates of violence, discrimination and hostility in all areas of life. If our community truly believes in creating a safe world for transgender people, transphobia must be called out and addressed in all spaces — big or small.
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UC Berkeley community members may not have control over acts of violence and hatred on a national scale, but they can foster a peaceful coexistence on this campus.
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On this day last year, student journalists across the nation banded together to condemn widespread budget contractions and censorship threats at student newspapers. One year later, we’re forced to do it again.
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The changes to SHIP coverage in the fall may be inevitable — so the campus must inform students about possible disruptions in coverage, rather than releasing dismissive press releases. If UC Berkeley truly values the health and wellbeing of every student, it must actively support students through the large and frustrating changes that next year will bring.
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While calling for the elimination of the party system may seem drastic, at the very least, it will remove the rivalry that has distracted ASUC officials from their responsibilities for too long.
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Last month, an anonymous Facebook post on the Confessions from UC Berkeley page exposed abysmal living conditions in Stern Hall, the only all-women undergraduate residence hall on campus. Despite numerous complaints by students alleging issues of vermin on site, cold showers and broken washing machines, these concerns have yet to be completely resolved.
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The Daily Californian’s editorial board stands in solidarity with the Daily Bruin’s staffers on strike this week. UCLA’s Communications Board needs to learn its place, and leave the critical decisions up to the Daily Bruin.
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UC Berkeley is no stranger to political movements. From free speech to police misconduct protests, the campus climate has become a microcosm of the nation’s rife political environment. This, coupled with the uncertain future for Title IX regulations and the ever-unreliable state funding for UC schools, illustrates the crucial issues at stake in this ASUC election. In the face of all these challenges, the next ASUC elected officials must have a bold vision to lead this campus.
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The ASUC presidency is largely symbolic — to many administrators, the president embodies the needs and desires of the student body. A strong president listens to and makes student voices heard in conversations that matter. A strong president doesn’t back down on the issues that are impacting students most. And this year, that president is CalSERVE’s Teddy Lake.
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