VIDEO SERIES: May Day Protesters rally at Tang Center, UCOP
Part 1: Noon march and rally at Tang Center Part 2: 4 p.m. rally at UCOP, march to Wells Fargo
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Protesters and union workers march to Tang Center, UCOP for Day of Action
Around 50 people marched to the Tang Center at noon Tuesday and later headed to the UC Office of the President in Oakland to demand better labor contracts for UC employees. The march was part of numerous strikes and protests taking place across the Bay Area as part of the
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UCOP says that Yudof warning travelers to avoid May Day protests was false
A report that the University of California Office of the President sent a message to students, faculty and staff from all 10 university campuses providing advice for avoiding Tuesday’s May 1 Day of Action protests has been reported as false from UCOP. The Day of Action, largely organized through members
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Video: Kenya Wheeler, cancer survivor
Kenya Wheeler is a graduate student at Berkeley who was diagnosed with brain cancer. Read his full feature here.
Faces of Berkeley: Kenya Wheeler, cancer survivor
Berkeley graduate student wins against cancer, loses insurance
On the top of his buzzed head, Kenya Wheeler has a thin, almost unnoticeable line where his hair does not grow — a surgical scar that reminds him that he, as a brain cancer survivor, will always have to live with the fear of relapse. For the last seven months,
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Charged protesters allege UCPD discrimination
Many of the 13 protesters charged in relation to the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protests are crying foul over what they say is a concerted attempt by UCPD and the university to silence them. The 13 who were presented with criminal charges are mainly former and current students at UC
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Drunk sex isn’t always better, either
When I arrived at work a couple weeks ago, my email inbox was inundated with emails about the most recent Sex on Tuesday column, titled “Sober isn’t always better.” My initial reaction was, “I don’t understand why people even continue to read this column” — I sure don’t waste my
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Campus mumps outbreak declared over
The mumps outbreak which infected approimately 29 UC Berkeley students last semester appears to be officially over. In a statement released by the city of Berkeley Monday, city Public Health Officer Janet Berreman said it has been more than three months — more than two incubation periods — since the
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SHIP-enrolled students no longer able to receive Walgreens pharmacy benefits
Students enrolled in the systemwide UC Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) can no longer receive in-network benefits at Walgreens pharmacies. The Tang Center announced Jan. 1 that SHIP-enrolled students can no longer receive in-network pricing on medical prescriptions filled at Walgreens. However, Kim LaPean, communications manager at the Tang Center,
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Support networks help students cope with added stress during finals week
For UC Berkeley junior Aya Abounasr, a regular weekday ends as the clock strikes 3 a.m., when after a long day of classes and work she finally closes her textbook and heads to bed. Like many students, Abounasr — an assistant student researcher in the College of Natural Resources —
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