Attention to all boomers: Beware, Gen Z is coming in hot
Born between 1997 and 2012, we represent change. Gen Z is more diverse than any other generation.
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Are immigrants really so unworthy?
When irrational assumptions are cleared out, the family separation policy seems more like a failure of empathy and understanding.
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UC defends DACA recipients before US Supreme Court
The UC system appeared before the U.S Supreme Court on Tuesday as it defended the rights of nearly 700,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, recipients to stay in the United States.
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UC files brief to Supreme Court challenging Trump’s 2017 DACA reversal
The UC system filed a brief to the Supreme Court, challenging the Trump administration’s 2017 decision to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
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Anti-fascist protesters march against ‘No Marxism in America’ rally in Berkeley
On Sunday, about 70 anti-fascist counterprotesters marched through Berkeley to protest the presence of vocal Trump supporter Amber Cummings on campus.
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Activists advocate for decriminalization of sex work at Democratic convention in San Francisco
A group of activists hosted a rally outside the California Democratic Party State Convention urging Democrats to decriminalize sex work.
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Dating the enemy
Off the Beat
A bad EDM remix was blaring over the speakers, the alcohol was nonexistent and still, my head was already pounding by the time he looked at me from across the dance floor. That’s where I met him, in a sweaty jumble of bodies. He was cute in a blonde-suburban-white-boy-next-door kind
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We must protect Temporary Protected Status
Since 1990, the Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, program has provided legal and humanitarian protection to immigrants in the U.S. fleeing natural disasters, war and political unrest. At the end of 2017, President Trump threatened to terminate the TPS program and deport more than 320,000 TPS beneficiaries already living in
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UC must get more funding for undocumented students
On Jan. 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom put forward a $209 billion state budget proposal that outlines his vision for the state. The bill includes a series of funding increases for the UC, which signal a welcome departure from former governor Jerry Brown’s more restrained appropriations. The governor’s proposal allocated $1.3
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‘Life Goes On’: Director Mia Hansen-Løve showcases realism in BAMPFA film series
It can be difficult to watch the news and come to the conclusion that life — and all its discrepancies — is beautiful. So don’t look to the news for that resolution. Instead, find it in the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive’s latest film series, “Life Goes On: The Films of Mia Hansen-Løve.”
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