Maximino Martinez Commons

Turning left from busy Telegraph Avenue onto Haste Street, a glass door opens appealingly to a brand-new restaurant in between two student residential buildings, Enclave Apartments and Maximino Martinez Commons.

On Saturday, the ASUC Judicial Council held a meeting to hear two cases brought against ASUC Senator and presidential candidate Chaka Tellem and the ElevateCal coalition he is running with.

Elevate Cal, a newly formed coalition, announced its candidates for several ASUC positions including ASUC president and transfer representative.

UC Berkeley advised students to follow winter break safety protocols and campus travel guidelines in a campuswide email Monday, but students expressed concern over the decision to close most residence halls during the break.

In response to escalating COVID-19 cases at the state level, campus administration reminded students of the school’s safety protocols and provided travel guidelines.

After receiving news that classes would be held via remote instruction for the rest of the semester, UC Berkeley students living in campus housing were given the option to remain and practice social distancing or to leave and cancel their housing contract.

At 2:44 a.m. March 6, an aggravated assault occurred on Channing Way east of Telegraph Avenue, according to a UCPD advisory message.

UC Berkeley students evacuated the Foothill residence hall Sunday after a clothes dryer caught fire in Building 1, according to Berkeley Fire Department spokesperson Keith May.

The one new senate resolution was in support of Maximino Martinez Commons becoming a fully designated transfer student housing facility.