UC Berkeley is not as liberal as its stereotype would have you believe
Alexander Hong/Senior Staff
UC Berkeley has nothing short of a national reputation that seems to be foremost defined by its history of political activism.
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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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Campus herbicide use works against UC’s sustainable mission
We, students within the UC system, are writing to express our support for the temporary glyphosate suspension. This suspension encourages continued reflection on the impacts of our reliance on synthetic herbicides and emboldens the UC system to assert responsible behavior in campus management without the use of synthetic herbicides.
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Berkeley leadership for social movement on climate and justice
The UC Berkeley community must step up again and further educate itself, as well as partner locally and globally on a range of climate-smart actions.
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Chancellor Christ and Mayor Arreguín welcome new students
UC Berkeley is a fantastic place for many reasons, but one of the things that brings so much vitality to our institution is its location within the city of Berkeley.
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Berkeley bops to set your 1st year to
What better way is there to kick off freshman year than jamming to a playlist as alternating feelings of terror and doe-eyed curiosity wash over you?
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My story to tell
This academically rigorous institution and its remarkably challenging English program have given me the tools and strength to tell my story.
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On questioning: A love letter to the Student Advocate’s Office
I cannot help but feel thankful that the wider campus community continues to question norms and ask why — the same culture that changed me in 2015.
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UC faculty must have right to boycott Israeli academic partnerships
UC Berkeley faculty members have quite rightly taken the UC administration to task for a recent statement, signed by all the system’s chancellors, that condemns Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS. The statement was issued in the name of protecting academic freedom when, in our own view, the only freedom under threat is the bedrock right of faculty and students to engage in political speech.
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Taking off my rose-tinted glasses
Off the Beat
Before I knew that I would be going to school at UC Berkeley, the campus lived in my mind as a kind of promised land. My perception of the school was formed by black-and-white photos of students and community members protesting for what they believed in. I expected social awareness
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