Students perform “The Vagina Monologues” on campus
“GET YOUR PUSSY READY,” screamed a performer as she ran up the aisle in Wheeler Auditorium during a rehearsal for Berkeley’s 13th annual performance of “The Vagina Monologues.”
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Tag Archives: Sadia Saifuddin
In meetings with UC Berkeley students, Napolitano hears criticism and policy talk
Janet Napolitano sat quietly in a room surrounded by some of her staunchest critics on Thursday afternoon, listening as a small group of UC Berkeley undergraduates relayed deep-seated concerns about her status as president of the UC system.
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2013: A year in review
Feb. 12: Berkeley resident Kayla Moore dies in police custody Berkeley resident Kayla Moore died in police custody the night of Feb. 12 after officers responded to a disturbance call in the area of her apartment. Moore’s death elicited significant community response surrounding allegations of police misconduct and a lack
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University of California’s volatile tuition rates are unfair to students
During her presidential remarks at the November meeting of the UC Board of Regents, UC President Janet Napolitano announced her proposal to freeze tuition for the 2014-15 academic year. The proposal follows years of volatile and exponential fee increases. Since 2008-09, the UC system has raised its residential undergraduate tuition
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ASUC bill expresses support for transparency in UC president selection process
In response to concern tht students were not properly involved in the selection of Janet Napolitano as UC president, the ASUC Senate proposed a bill on Wednesday in support of adding student voice to the hiring process for top UC officials.
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Plan will add 3 student observers to regents committees to provide student perspective
Student voice on the UC Board of Regents will gain volume when a program to bring more student opinions to the UC system’s top decision-makers launches in the coming months. As part of a pilot program, the UC Student Association will nominate three students each year to act as “student
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Student leaders meet with Napolitano, demand reform of university policies
UC President Janet Napolitano met twice with some of her staunchest critics on Tuesday in an effort to address UC-wide student concerns about her appointment and to build trust and cooperation.
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Saifuddin ready for action
UC Student Regent-designate hopes to simplify financial aid
Jennie Yoon is the lead student government reporter. Contact her at [email protected]
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Letters: August 5 – August 12
Student regent needs to represent all students UC student regents are supposed to represent all UC students. Sadia Saifuddin’s leading role in the UC-wide anti-Israel divestment movement calls into question her willingness to represent the Jewish community — its extreme left excepted. In pushing for divestment from the Middle East’s
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Overstepping boundaries
UNIVERSITY ISSUES: The discussion surrounding the appointment of UC Student Regent-designate Sadia Saifuddin was disrespectful and failed to focus on her qualifications.
When former ASUC senator Sadia Saifuddin was appointed to the position of UC student-regent designate at this month’s UC Board of Regents meeting, what should have been a conversation focusing on the candidate’s qualifications devolved into a shameful spectacle. The conversation to approve Saifuddin failed to assess her preparedness to
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