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Un-naming Kroeber Hall is an opportunity to address inactions that have damaged the relationship of our department and campus with Native people in California and beyond.
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Title IX changes no longer address a broad category of sexual misconduct. At UC Berkeley and the UC system, however, we will surpass those standards.
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We honor people who pioneered for social justice, organized for workers and fought against racism. Margy Wilkinson is a perfect fit for Barrows’ new name.
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Kelvin Ervais’ simplified statement in the op-ed “ASUC fails students when it comes to free speech” that there is an “Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory” does not make it so. For three millennium up until 1948, Jews lived almost continuously in Judea and Samaria. In 1948, Jordan illegally occupied Judea
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While Fitness and Opportunity Wellness Fund differs from its No Limits predecessor, FWOF still offers specialized personal training for students with disabilities.
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The UC Berkeley Financial Aid and Scholarships office cares tremendously about the financial and personal wellness of our students.
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In the op-ed “UC Berkeley community must work to reduce waste misdirected to landfills,” undergraduate student Kelia Lang makes some accurate points in her critique that the campus will not reach its goal to be zero waste by 2020. However, we wish Lang had taken the time to connect with
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By not including some kind of link to the LGBTQ+ community, this article further stigmatizes our HIV+ brothers and sisters by implying that HIV is simply a “gay” issue. Let’s not do that.
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There are many strong opinions about the Thirty Meter Telescope, or TMT, project on Maunakea on Hawaiʻi Island, and it is important that everyone know the facts. Unfortunately, an April 2 op-ed by members of UC Berkeley’s Indigenous Americas Working Group calling for the UC system to stop funding construction of the TMT contained inaccurate information that needs a response.
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Silence might embolden well-funded groups that are attempting to harm the increasing numbers of students, faculty members and the broader community of higher education in our state who are taking a stand against injustice. The UC system needs to maintain the public mission of the university by speaking out about this.
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