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UC Berkeley students express concerns with COVID-19 testing charges

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According to the University Health Services, or UHS, website, the $70 charge that is applied to symptomatic testing conducted through UHS at the Tang Center will either be reimbursed in full by health insurance or covered by the Student Health Insurance Plan.

UC Berkeley students took to Twitter on Tuesday to express frustration with the $70 charge that has been implemented for symptomatic COVID-19 testing through campus’ University Health Services, or UHS.
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Editorials

UC Berkeley must fight back against Trump’s transgender military ban

NATIONAL ISSUES: At a time when the federal government is promoting transphobia, the campus community must take concrete steps to support transgender and gender non-conforming individuals

This week, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of allowing the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military — a decision that completely dehumanizes trans individuals, depicting them as unfit and a burden to serve. So, when the Trump administration seeks to dehumanize marginalized communities, everyone must resist.
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