Valerie Jameson

As the newly elected ASUC executive officers prepare to enter their positions, the five outgoing officers reflect on their terms and find they did not approach their positions entirely in the way they outlined in their campaign platforms.

Two candidates are vying for the ASUC academic affairs vice president this year with intentions to better represent student interests and support them in their academic pursuits in the classroom and beyond.

The soft-spoken New York City native considers himself a “nester” of the campus. In many ways, his achievements at UC Berkeley prove him worthy of the title. He has spent his entire professional career at UC Berkeley — a total of 43 years.

The ASUC Office of the Academic Affairs Vice President has released two scholarship applications for the Textbook Scholarship Program and RISE, Removing Impediments to Students’ Education, Scholarship. In addition, the office is implementing a new grant for the spring semester called the Arts and Creativity Fund, a revised iteration of a 2010 AAVP initiative.

UC Berkeley's Educational Technology Services has begun to discuss the possibility of introducing the Web tool Turnitin to support faculty and students in upholding academic integrity.

President Barack Obama is proposing a challenge to American universities: stop tuition hikes, raise graduation rates or face major cuts to federal funding.

It has only been five days since the ASUC results were announced, but many newly elected members of the ASUC say they are already looking forward to their first steps in office.

CalSERVE candidates secured all but one position in the executive slate in this year’s ASUC elections.

CalSERVE has announced Valerie Jameson as its nominee for Academic Affairs Vice President (AAVP) and Spencer Pritchard as its nominee for External Affairs Vice President (EAVP) in the upcoming spring elections.