Shape your future: Berkeley redistricting is live
We urge students to make your voices heard in this process, and we look forward to incorporating your input in reshaping Berkeley’s City Council districts.
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Ending homelessness is cheaper than doing nothing
There seems to be an attitude that there is a natural rate of homelessness, perhaps in the same way that there actually is a natural rate of unemployment.
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Is your future a temp future?
Even with a UC degree, a paralegal certificate and five years under my belt in the legal field, I feared “rocking the boat” and losing my job and my income.
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The working conditions of lecturers are learning conditions of students
It is time we all support the lecturers who play an essential role in teaching our classes, yet are continuously unsupported.
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UC Berkeley’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives cannot ignore age
Re-entry students at UC Berkeley, too, have been heavily underrepresented, despite making up one-fifth of undergraduates nationwide.
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Texas’ anti-abortion law threatens legal rights beyond Texas
Many people do not know they are pregnant at six weeks, leaving only two weeks to confirm the pregnancy and complete the procedure with the new Texas law.
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Say no to waiving Berkeley’s Sanctuary Contracting Ordinance
This hurried $6.5M purchase is in direct opposition to the values this council committed to the people of Berkeley to uphold.
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Homelessness holds us all back; we can end it
Contrary to popular belief, mental health, substance abuse and criminal justice involvement are only symptoms of homelessness, not their primary cause.
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Improve conditions in jail, expand treatment in community
We have a criminal-legal system that continues to prioritize incarceration over care in the community for those struggling with mental illness, drug addiction and homelessness.
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Despite ongoing risks of pandemic, administrators should keep the school year in person
The prospect of returning online again this semester is a serious reality the administration may follow through with — despite the fact that they shouldn’t.
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