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UC Berkeley sophomore Mehnaz Grewal, endorsed by the Middle Eastern Muslim Sikh and South Asian Coalition, or MEMSSA, is running independently for ASUC Senate on a platform that includes advocating for the MEMSSA community and providing COVID-19 relief to students.
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Campus sophomore Nathan Mizell will be filling in for former ASUC Executive Vice President Andy Theocharous for the rest of the semester.
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Women are better represented on UC Berkeley’s campus than ever before, however, sexism and unequal distributions of power still leave room for improvement, many say. UC Berkeley has come a long way since 1870, when female students were first accepted on campus.
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Members of the campus community have started two petitions calling for alternative grading systems to be implemented to compensate for the changes caused by the COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus, outbreak.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic prompted students and course instructors to reorganize their spring semester, the ASUC has been working with campus administration to communicate student needs.
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Campus sophomore Aasim Yahya is running for ASUC Senate as the candidate endorsed by the Middle Eastern Muslim Sikh and South Asian Coalition in order to help members of the MEMSSA community find their place on campus.
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UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ released two letters Feb. 18 responding to an ASUC bill that would have condemned a cubicle display by Bears for Palestine in Eshleman Hall that included photos of controversial Palestinian activists — some of whom had allegedly been involved in acts of terrorism.
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After carefully evaluating campaign promises against current projects, here is our ASUC midyear progress report.
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A coalition of campus organizations gathered on Sproul Plaza on Wednesday to raise awareness of current government relations between India and Kashmir and to demand the divestment from India by colleges throughout North America.
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Wednesday afternoon — the 150th birthday of Mohandas Gandhi — members of the UC Berkeley Sikh Student Association and other Indian student organizations gathered under Sather Gate holding signs that said “Gandhi was anti-Sikh” and “Gandhi was a sex offender.”
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