Water pipe bursts open at Foothill parking lot Sunday

A water pipe at the Foothill parking lot broke early Sunday morning, causing a small flood that damaged property in the residence hall.
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A water pipe at the Foothill parking lot broke early Sunday morning, causing a small flood that damaged property in the residence hall.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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With the largest incoming freshman class in UC Berkeley history coming to campus this fall, the Residential Student Service Programs need to ensure that all students are guaranteed quality housing. Reports that the impending increase in the size of the student body might lead to a scarcity in campus housing
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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.
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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.
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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.
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