La Cocina’s Cantina restaurants leave Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union
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The La Cocina’s Cantina restaurants in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union will not be reopening in the fall.
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Bahar Navab appointed as UC Berkeley associate dean, executive director of ASUC Student Union
Described as a “strong leader” and “fierce advocate,” Bahar Navab began her appointment as UC Berkeley’s associate dean of students and executive director of the ASUC Student Union on May 1.
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Chancellor Carol Christ speaks at 1st ASUC Senate meeting
The ASUC Senate chambers were abuzz with excitement Aug. 28 as this year’s new senate class held its first meeting, marked by a visit from Chancellor Carol Christ.
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University Health Services selects new insurance carrier for fall 2019
University Health Services, or UHS, has selected a new insurance carrier for the Student Health Insurance Plan, or SHIP, the effects of which will be seen starting fall 2019. UHS will break from Anthem Blue Cross and instead partner with Blue Shield of California, insured by Wellfleet Student, according to a
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After 4 years in the spotlight, Dirks leaves the stage
The last four years have provided unique challenges to the chancellorship, from routine budget and funding issues to the campus’s changing political climate.
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ASUC Senate passes resolutions regarding Coward, Marcy, housing at regular meeting
The ASUC Senate adopted eight resolutions during its regular Wednesday night meeting, held for the first time in the new Eshleman Hall senate chambers.
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UC Berkeley students meet with officials about dependent insurance, remain upset
Hours after a private grievance meeting about the campus’s termination of dependent health-care coverage, University Health Services officials gave a presentation on the decision to a small crowd of distraught UC Berkeley students, union members and their families Tuesday.
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ASUC and UC Berkeley administration sign new agreement
The ASUC and UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly will receive an annual $250,000 starting next academic year in a new funding model outlined by a recently revised agreement between the ASUC and campus which will oversee commercial activities carried out by student government.
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Female students ask Dirks for more institutional support at fireside chat
At Chancellor Nicholas Dirks’ eighth fireside chat Monday evening, female students from a variety of organizations asked him for more institutional support for women students.
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Amid complaints, an embattled child care program struggles to improve
Briana Starks says that when she walked into UC Berkeley’s Early Childhood Education Program office, and watched as an admissions coordinator calculate, in front of her, how much she was saving she could not bring herself to feel much gratitude.
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