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Since the beginning of April, students have had a reason to approach the Cesar Chavez Student Center besides simply visiting the Cal 1 Card Office. Over spring break, a dozen students painted a colorful mural representing the theme of social justice in the breezeway that leads from Lower Sproul Plaza up to the Berkeley Art Studio and Sather Gate.
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It’s your first day of class and as you walk through Lower Sproul Plaza you notice a shining beacon of student solidarity. It’s the home to the MLK Jr. Student Union and houses the Cal Student Store, a coffee shop and will soon include other food places, another coffee shop
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As often temporary Berkeleyans, students may struggle to make sense of the ongoing evolution — or devolution — of this campus and city.
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A bar, burger joint and pizza eatery are among the vendors headed to Lower Sproul Plaza this fall.
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Two candidates running for executive vice president in this year’s ASUC elections both aim to enhance student life with the upcoming reopening of the Lower Sproul Plaza, while one satirical candidate hopes to represent the silent majority on campus by running as a mime.
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With the majority of construction complete, the ASUC Student Union and the UC Berkeley Facilities Services are finishing renovations on the campus’ new Lower Sproul Plaza.
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Why do hipsters love Strawberry Creek? Because it’s not a main stream. Jokes aside, being a hipster is more than just being “in the know.” Being a hipster is a lifestyle — a constant effort to be new and unconventional. Being unorthodox, however, can be difficult at a college as quirky as UC Berkeley.
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By next fall, Lower Sproul Plaza will reopen as a bustling center of campus life.
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In case you haven’t noticed yet, our campus is getting a makeover. Though the incessant whirring of machinery on Lower Sproul isn’t the most pleasant wake-up call as we walk to our 8 a.m. classes, we’re more than willing to put up with the chaos if it means that we can
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The Berkeley Student Food Collective is campaigning for a second location in the new Lower Sproul Plaza. The ASUC Senate demonstrated its support of the campaign by passing Senate Bill 47, which addresses multiple aspects of the Lower Sproul Redevelopment Project — including support for the concept of a student-run
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