LA Times

While the search for chancellor Carol Christ’s replacement has not yet begun, two student representatives have been appointed to the search committee. 

Now, as a senior, my bittersweet reflection on the past four years has reminded me, yet again, how lucky I am that my life has led here, in part by years of dedication and hard work, in part by sheer dumb luck.

Following the Rodney King verdict, protesters in Oakland filled a freeway. Lorenza Munoz, a Daily Californian staff reporter at the time, was covering it.

The Pac-12 has been thrust into scrutiny among allegations of a deal with the LA Times, as Cal fans scratch their heads over the school’s involvement.

When faceless hedge funds take over local newspapers and impose drastic staffing cuts, employed reporters aren’t the only ones who suffer — the community does too. Without more active financial support for local publications, residents will be forced to see the quality of their news coverage decrease significantly.

I have to keep in mind that when I say I am American, here, I am a proxy representative of Trump’s policies, but also an extension of the marchers for women’s rights and those protesting hate speech at Berkeley.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that it will suspend the recall of enlistment bonuses erroneously issued to California National Guard soldiers after the policy prompted criticism from veterans statewide, including those attending UC Berkeley.

UC Berkeley’s Institute of Urban and Regional Development released a recent study weighing the pros and cons of Proposition 51 — a state ballot measure that supports the state funding construction and renovation in California elementary schools, high schools and community colleges.

Jess Bravin is UC Berkeley School of Law alumnus, a former student regent and an award-winning writer and journalist. He authored “The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay,” which explores the American military commissions that were resurrected to prosecute suspects of terrorism.