Charlie Eaton

A state assembly budget subcommittee held a hearing regarding UC enrollment issues Tuesday, amid ongoing budget negotiations between the UC president and the govern

The UC SHIP Advisory Board met Monday to weigh options on the controversial health care coverage cap issue

Students proposed alternative solutions to closing the UC Student Health Insurance Plan deficit at an open forum Tuesday night.

House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi responded to student concerns with the UC Student Health Insurance Plan Wednesday, urging UC President Mark Yudof to lift coverage caps and ensure easier access to preventive care.

The UC Student Health Insurance Plan projects a $57 million deficit that could spark double digit student premium increases for the plan’s 2013-14 plan year.

The petition was initiated by UAW Local 2865 -- a union representing UC student workers -- on Jan. 16 calling for the UC to lift the $400,000 lifetime coverage cap and the annual $10,000 prescription drug cap from the UC SHIP in order to align the plan with the Affordable Care Act.

Protesters prepared for a protest at Mission Bay planned for the Regents meeting Thursday. The group set up a half dozen tents on Koret Quad that served as overnight shelter as well as a symbol of last year’s university occupations.

A report written by UC Berkeley graduate students critiquing the university for poor money management is under fire from UC officials, who claim its information is misleading and inaccurate.

About 50 UC Berkeley students gathered at the intersection of Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue Tuesday afternoon to rally against restrictions on the UC Student Health Insurance Plan.