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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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If the signatories of the previous op-ed and others who support their views want nothing to do with Israel, that is their prerogative. But there is no reason why the University of California should permit them to foist their politics and discriminatory attitudes on the rest of the university.
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Content warning: Sexual violence We write to you as leaders in the Panhellenic sorority community. We appreciate the use of your platform to inform the public about problematic incidents within our community — specifically, the photo taken at the fraternity Phi Gamma Delta, or Fiji, referenced in your editorial “To
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I am totally disgusted by BART’s use of money to unnecessarily retrofit the Transbay Tube. Even BART spokesperson Anna Duckworth said in her letter to the editor that it would take a very large and very rare earthquake in order for this retrofit to be necessary. BART is in severe
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