Chancellor Christ speaks at Graduate Assembly meeting
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UC Berkeley graduate students asked Chancellor Carol Christ questions and presented their concerns at the Graduate Assembly meeting Thursday.
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UC Berkeley seeks input to update Long Range Development Plan
UC Berkeley is currently taking input from the campus community regarding the Long Range Development Plan, or LRDP, after the announcement in April that the plan is being updated to include a Campus Master Plan.
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People’s Park is an important community space and should not be developed
People’s Park is part of the lungs of the Southside neighborhood as well as a site to gather. It’s an invaluable green space for our community.
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City hits UC Berkeley with lawsuit over housing development
The main issue, as voiced by both the city and the campus, is the level of compensation expected as a result of student population growth. With enrollment projected to raise 34 percent from 2005 to 2023 at the campus, the city worries that supporting a growing student population will be costly.
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Berkeley considers suing UC Board of Regents for student impact on city resources
Berkeley announced it is considering taking the UC Board of Regents to court, in response to a move from UC Berkeley to increase its student population.
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UC Berkeley environmental impact decreases despite growing student population, campus report finds
According to UC Berkeley’s recently released Supplemental Environmental Impact Report, or SEIR, the campus’ carbon emissions, waste generation and greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions continue to decrease despite the projected 33.7 percent increase in projected student enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year.
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To solve student housing crisis, Chancellor Christ turns to city
In conjunction with plans by the UC Board of Regents to increase enrollment in the coming years, the campus faces an ever-pressing need to provide adequate student housing. To do so, new Chancellor Carol Christ has turned to the city.
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Mayor Arreguín’s proposed budget addresses homelessness, affordable housing, city initiatives
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín’s proposed budget for the fiscal years 2018-19 prioritizes funding for homelessness, affordable housing and a number of other city initiatives, according to an office press release issued Tuesday.
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Bancroft Residence Hall to help alleviate student housing crisis
The building at 2400 Bancroft Way was once an old, ivy-covered, two-story building that blended in with surrounding shops, cafes and restaurants — that is, before it became a pit of dirt filled with construction equipment.
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People’s Park among targeted sites for UC Berkeley student housing
As the campus struggles to house an influx of students, UC Berkeley’s housing task force has drawn up nine potential locations for new student housing — including People’s Park, the site of the historic “Bloody Thursday” protest and clash in 1969.
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