Fired UC Santa Cruz wildcat strikers counter reinstatement offer
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UC Santa Cruz GSIs who were fired after a continued wildcat strike for a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, were offered reinstatement Monday.
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Victoria Vera launches independent campaign for ASUC president
Campus junior Victoria Vera is aiming to promote affordability, accountability and accessibility at UC Berkeley through the ASUC presidential office.
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UC Berkeley ethnic studies department celebrates its 50th anniversary
UC Berkeley’s department of ethnic studies commemorated the 50th anniversary of its founding with a two-day symposium Thursday and Friday, which included panels presented by ethnic studies scholars.
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Community members support cost-of-living adjustment ‘party’ on Sproul Plaza
Cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, advocates and graduate students hosted a “COLA party” on Sproul Plaza on March 3, ending in a meeting between student organizers and UC Berkeley administration.
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UC participation, protest conference interrupted by COLA protesters
The second annual #SpeechMatters conference — hosted by the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 27 — focused on participation and protest on college campuses, but was interrupted by students protesting for a cost of living adjustment.
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Protesters call for cost of living adjustment on Sproul Plaza, at Crossroads dining hall
“COLA 4 All,” “Solidarity with UCSC” and “Eat the Regents” were some of the phrases written on the signs present during a protest Feb. 21, which was staged in solidarity with the UC Santa Cruz graduate students on strike for a cost of living adjustment.
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Berkeley school district meeting addresses future funding, assisting underprivileged students
At Tuesday night’s Berkeley Unified School District’s, or BUSD’s, meeting, members discussed revising the English Learner, or EL, master plan, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new budget proposal and drafting a new Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP.
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