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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

UC Board of Regents discusses sustainable investments, basic needs

The UC Board of Regents meets in January. At its virtual meeting Tuesday, the Investments Committee discussed being flexible in the allocation of their investment money so UC investors can move assets to get more returns when opportunities show themselves.

To kick off this week’s virtual meetings, the UC Board of Regents approved a pension asset allocation proposal and discussed how to support basic needs on campuses and create sustainable and diverse investment partnerships Tuesday.
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Editorials

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Reorganize, publicize resources to overcome food insecurity in Berkeley

CITY AFFAIRS: City of Berkeley must broadcast its food programs amid pandemic-induced hunger spikes.

Today, local agencies are floundering in feeding hundreds of thousands of hungry mouths because of a decentralized and overwhelmed food infrastructure.
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Local Schools

Sunday, May 17, 2020

CA food benefit program offers $365 to students in need

The California Department of Social Services recently developed a pandemic electronic benefit transfer program, providing increased food benefits to students who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals through their schools.
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National

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Democratic senators propose expanding nutrition assistance for college students

In a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer on Thursday, three Democratic senators proposed increasing individual assistance for college students facing food insecurity.
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Op-Eds

Sunday, April 26, 2020

Fill out the census to secure funding, political representation

It is vital that the entirety of UC Berkeley’s student population works together to ensure #CalCounts.
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State

Monday, March 9, 2020

LIVE: Updates on the COVID-19 situation in Berkeley

Here’s what we know about the city of Berkeley and UC Berkeley’s campus response to COVID-19, more colloquially known as coronavirus.
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State

Friday, February 28, 2020

Buffy Wicks, Jeanne Solnordal, Sara Brink run for CA Assembly District 15

Democratic incumbent Buffy Wicks is running against Republican candidate Jeanne Solnordal and independent candidate Sara Brink to represent California State Assembly District 15 in the upcoming March primaries.
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Op-Eds

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Protests are important for making political change

Protests are useful because they are the only way to break through the path of most resistance, which is where breakthroughs matter most.
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

UC regents committee discusses basic needs across CA, mental health, funding

In the first of several UC Board of Regents meetings at UCSF, the regents Special Committee on Basic Needs met Tuesday to discuss students’ basic needs across California and within the UC system.
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Campus

Monday, October 28, 2019

Basic Needs Center’s Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week campaign to take place in November

After winning the Best Overall Awareness Week in the country in 2017, the UC Berkeley Basic Needs Center announced the 2019 campus Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week from Nov. 12-22.
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