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.
Reforming an institution rooted in a legacy of state-sanctioned racial violence will take a paradigm shift, both in police culture and public attitude.
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Inaction — both in addressing root causes of climate change and preparing to deal with its effects — is not just irresponsible; it endangers human life.
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Should the Berkeley City Council resolution pass, housing under new ordinances should be developed with an eye toward those harmed by discriminatory policy.
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While the importance of supportive housing in Berkeley cannot be discounted, People’s Park has never been a place for campus to do its bidding.
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A steady decline in federal aid for students, accompanied by a steady rise in education costs, reveals a worrisome pattern — one that must be broken.
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If safety is a priority, any reopening timelines that purport to have all students back in school prior to achieving total vaccination are misleading.
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More than one year into the pandemic, it seems we’re back at square one, with students ignoring health guidelines and administration scrambling to adjust.
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It’s simple, really. People need easy and equitable access to food. The process of obtaining aid should not be as difficult as California has made it.
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Given the lagging rollout of vaccines, lifting the stay-at-home order seems to be an optimistic gamble at best and, at worst, a reckless political ploy.
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One is left to wonder why City Council is choosing to grant pay to one group of essential workers when essential workers in all industries encounter many of the same risks.
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