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Berkeley City Councilmember Lori Droste has never seen her 3 year-old son behave as well as he did when they went to his first city council meeting together. Droste said he now asks her to come to “the castle” with her, their nickname for her office.
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As members of the ASUC Office of the External Affairs Vice President, we are relieved to see students fighting back against tuition hikes. Approximately 150 UC Berkeley students went to UCSF for the UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday, thanks to the help of AFSCME, UAW and UPTE; later that
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The University of California Student Association organized events concentrating on issues as diverse as domestic violence, police brutality and rising tuition during its quarterly board meeting Saturday and Sunday.
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At its annual conference this weekend, the University of California Student Association, a coalition of UC student leaders, selected UConsent as its newest campaign to support student survivors of sexual assault.
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The Berkeley Journal of African-American Law and Policy at the UC Berkeley School of law held its annual symposium on Monday, bringing together scholars across the country to discuss the constitutionality and practicality of various frameworks of affirmative action.
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In an effort to increase student leadership, members of the ASUC Senate lobbied the offices of various state representatives Tuesday, fostering a dialogue on important issues between students and local government officials.
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What is Title IX? Whenever people, even professors, talk about Title IX, they talk about sports. Title IX has done wonderful things in the world of women’s sports without a doubt. Still, most people think Title IX is only for sports. In reality, Title IX is much broader than that.
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The ASUC Senate passed a bill on Wednesday in support of a UC-wide campaign that is working to expand access of higher education to underrepresented students.
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On Oct. 28, 2010, I received a phone call from my uncle, “No vas a ver a tu papa por mucho tiempo, mija.” My heart sunk, and I had no words. My world went black.
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