‘She made people feel special’: UC Regent Ellen Tauscher dies at 67
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UC Regent Ellen Tauscher died at Stanford University Medical Center on Monday after experiencing complications from pneumonia.
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5 political podcasts to help you cope with the world’s current chaos
Listen to some of these podcasts to help you stay updated during your everyday life. More importantly, these podcasts won’t depress you too much.
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Former ASUC student leaders: Where are they now?
Some former ASUC members have become politicians, including state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, who served as the academic affairs vice president and a leader in the anti-apartheid movement on campus during her time as a UC Berkeley student.
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Academia must fight back hate crimes with more inclusive discussion on diversity
After all, academia has the responsibility to ensure that higher education is accessible and accepting of people from all walks of life.
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Trump administration needs to address food insecurity among youths
The Trump administration has purged many food policy advances, and unfortunately, the administration has taken a bite at the National School Lunch Program.
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PATH to Care provides powerful resource for survivors
At that point, I was already emotionally and physically exhausted from months of OPHD-enforced isolation and multiple hours of testimonies. The worst part for me was that OPHD forbade me to talk with anyone.
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Campus community reacts to President Trump’s ban of transgender individuals from US military
Trump’s announcement is a reversal from a policy drafted by the Obama administration last year which would allow transgender people to openly serve in the U.S. military.
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BUSD board member Judy Appel joins race for Tony Thurmond’s state assembly seat
Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education member Judy Appel announced Tuesday she would be running for state assembly the CA-15 district in 2018, joining a growing field of candidates for the seat.
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Former Obama adviser announces campaign for Tony Thurmond’s assembly seat
Buffy Wicks, a former White House official and adviser to former president Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 campaigns, announced last week her intent to run for the California 15th State Assembly District seat in 2018.
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Campus research shows transgender and gender-fluid teens face higher rates of abuse than gender-conforming peers
UC Berkeley researchers have released a study that found transgender and gender-fluid teens face up to three times more mental and physical abuse than their gender-conforming peers.
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