Marty Takimoto

A water pipe at the Foothill parking lot broke early Sunday morning, causing a small flood that damaged property in the residence hall.

UCPD responded to four alcohol-related illness incidents between Saturday night and Monday morning, less than half as many as compared to last year during the same period.

Following a two-month investigation, UCPD arrested a former resident of Maximino Martinez Commons — UC Berkeley student Jason Do — Tuesday on suspicion of videotaping students while they showered.

The board approved terms for the negotiation of the property’s lease to the Bowles Hall Foundation, a nonprofit organization composed mainly of UC Berkeley alumni, which would oversee the construction efforts and operate Bowles Hall as a residential college. Intended to reopen in August 2016, students would be encouraged to live in the newly co-ed college for the duration of their undergraduate education.

A Clark Kerr Campus resident director reported an incident of hateful, homophobic vandalism inside a unisex bathroom last week, making it at least the second hate-related incident to transpire in the UC Berkeley campus community this month.

The last several years have seen an uptick in alcohol-related illnesses during and following residence hall move-in weekend. In 2012, UCPD responded to five alcohol-related illnesses during move-in weekend.

In the wake of record-high freshman admittance to UC Berkeley this year, Units 1, 2, and 3 may see some student floor lounges turned into quads and some doubles turned into triples.

Construction of a new ecologically-friendly UC Berkeley early childhood education center has begun on Dwight Way, with hopes of earning a Silver LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

A recent inspection into the seismic safety of Units 1, 2 and 3 in April found four highrise buildings in each residence hall complex to be below standards held by the University of California.