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By studying UC applicants from 1994 through 2002, Zachary Bleemer, UC Berkeley economics doctoral candidate, found that abolishing California’s race-based admissions process negatively impacted Black, Latinx and Native American students.
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ACA 5, a proposition that would repeal California’s ban on affirmative action policies in public universities, will be on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
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The ASUC passed a resolution administering funds from the COVID-19 Financial Relief Fund to selected organizations Wednesday.
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The ASUC COVID-19 Financial Relief Committee met Saturday to discuss the financial and legal parameters of the allocation of its fund for vulnerable communities during the pandemic.
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Student groups representing marginalized communities discussed the different initiatives and services they offer to students as well as the issues they face during Wednesday night’s weekly ASUC Senate meeting.
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The University of California Student Association, or UCSA, elected its new executive board last week, including two UC Berkeley students in high-ranking positions.
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Black students make up about 3 percent of the undergraduate student population at UC Berkeley — roughly 1,000 out of the more than 30,800 undergraduates enrolled as of fall 2018, according to campus-reported data.
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