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Editorials

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Campus Title IX investigations continue to be opaque, discouraging

CAMPUS ISSUES: UC Berkeley must provide students with clear timelines, better-structured resources

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Emily Bi/Senior Staff

With the lengthy and tumultuous Searle case finally coming to a close, there is an example of what the timeline for SVSH cases looks like and what disciplinary action comes out of them. But this case makes it strikingly apparent that OPHD processes are flawed
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Campus

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Former professor John Searle loses emeritus status over violation of sexual harassment, retaliation policies

Former UC Berkeley professor of philosophy John Searle was stripped of his emeritus status June 19 for violating university policies regarding sexual harassment and retaliation, according to campus spokesperson Janet Gilmore.
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Features

Sunday, April 21, 2019
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Mind the gap: Strides toward diversity and inclusion within UC Berkeley’s philosophy department

Six months after the allegations against Searle became public, a group of graduate and undergraduate students came together.
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Welcome Bears 2018

Sunday, August 12, 2018

Ready, set, play: 6 movies to help you ease into life at UC Berkeley

Here are the top six movies to watch in preparation for your first day at UC Berkeley.
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Friday, March 23, 2018
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Proceed with caution: Re-evaluating ‘Berkeley in the Sixties’ amid John Searle’s sexual assault accusations

The documentary as a whole should not be discredited. However, viewers should remember to proceed with caution when viewing.
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Crime & Courts

Friday, November 17, 2017

UC San Francisco employee sues former supervisor for alleged sex harassment

A UC San Francisco employee filed a sexual harassment lawsuit Friday against her former supervisor and the UC Board of Regents.
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ASUC

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Future of ASUC Sexual Violence Commission ‘unclear’ because of lack of leadership

The ASUC’s Sexual Violence Commission, created to increase student input in campus processes surrounding sexual violence policy, is currently inactive because only one person applied to chair the commission.
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Crime & Courts

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Tang Center employee, UC regents sued by UC Berkeley student for sex harassment

A UC Berkeley student filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against a former Tang Center employee and the UC Board of Regents on Thursday.
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State

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

SB 201 aims to extend collective bargaining to student research assistants

14,000 university student research assistants do not have the same right to collective bargaining as other student employees, including teaching assistants, readers and tutors.
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Campus

Monday, April 17, 2017

Campus alumna starts petition to fire UC Berkeley professor accused of sexual harassment

A UC Berkeley alumna created a petition April 11 that calls for the campus to fire John Searle, tenured UC Berkeley professor emeritus of philosophy, in response to recent sexual assault allegations made by Joanna Ong, Searle’s former research assistant, against him.
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