Golden Bear Orientation

New UC Berkeley students moving into on-campus housing this fall faced more than just the average move-in day jitters, with social distancing precautions and virtual Golden Bear Orientation, or GBO, amid COVID-19 concerns.

UC Berkeley will have a hybrid fall semester, with some in-person classes and activities but a majority of services and courses online, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jaguar Karaoke on Durant Avenue, which customers say has brought people together, is at risk of closing after 10 years of business due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eventure, an app created by a group of UC Berkeley students, will officially launch during Golden Bear Orientation this fall. Designed as a platform to give exposure to campus events, the app will facilitate student club membership management and offer an event creation pipeline.

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ released two letters Feb. 18 responding to an ASUC bill that would have condemned a cubicle display by Bears for Palestine in Eshleman Hall that included photos of controversial Palestinian activists — some of whom had allegedly been involved in acts of terrorism.

ASUC Senator Milton Zerman resigned at the ASUC Senate meeting Feb. 19, during which several grievances on perceived injustices were discussed. Zerman resigned in protest of the rejection of his controversial bill to condemn Bears for Palestine for its cubicle display in Eshleman Hall.

When I moved to campus in the spring of last year I was a nervous, anxious wreck.

Online classes, community relations with police and possible tuition increases were some of the many topics discussed at Wednesday night’s ASUC Senate meeting.

I came to understand that mental illness was to be dealt with in isolation, that it was too private, even shameful, to speak about. I just needed to get rid of it as fast as possible.

This country isn’t perfect — nothing is perfect — and while I recognize its vast imperfections, I’m still proud and grateful to be an American.