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How students can move out sustainably a year into the pandemic Amanda Tsang/Staff Last Updated May 13, 2021 As the number of COVID-19 vaccinations among UC Berkeley students, faculty and staff increases, the campus’s plan to transition to in-person activities brings me hope for the future of our community. The light at the end of the pandemic’s tunnel is finally becoming visible, and we should reflect on the ways it has transformed our sustainable practices and how we envision campus waste ...

UC Berkeley offers vaccine appointment codes to 700 eligible students Ryan Kendrick/File In partnership with the city, county and state, UC Berkeley will be able to provide 700 eligible students with appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The eligible students will be able to book an appointment at the Oakland Coliseum’s mass vaccination site. Last Updated April 5, 2021 UC Berkeley students living in on-campus or off-campus congregate housing will soon be able to consider themselves on...

COVID-19 exacerbates existing issues in Berkeley housing market Lisi Ludwig/File The Bay Area already has one of the highest costs of housing in the nation, which is only exacerbated by the number of UC Berkeley students in need of housing close to campus. However, despite housing prices decreasing with students leaving as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions being placed on landlords, Berkeley Tenants Union secretary Matthew Lewis alleged that landlords have been breaking the cit...

Students and community members spoke Monday in protest of campus plans to build housing on People’s Park. Attendees met at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park before marching to UC Berkeley’s Capital Strategies office to oppose development on the park. Speakers discussed the history of the park, what they described as one-sided messaging from campus and the larger issue of gentrification. Dayton Andrews, a member of the United Front Against Displacement, said those who do not under...

Following a surge in UC Berkeley COVID-19 cases, student leaders called for increased adherence to public health guidelines and accountability at Tuesday’s “COVID Conversations: Congregate Student Living” webinar. The event, moderated by Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement Samuel Santos, focused on COVID-19 within student housing, including residence halls, Greek life and the Berkeley Student Cooperative, or BSC. Panelists specifically discussed ways to limit violations to pu...

In defense of People’s Park Emily Bi/Senior Staff Last Updated February 2, 2021 While more student housing is necessary, the kind of housing is as important as where it will be built. What students need is affordable housing, and the proposed housing projects won’t alleviate student needs if their room and board costs fall within the $18,000 to $20,000 a year range of existing student housing. In comparison, room and board in the Berkeley Student Cooperative is about $7,000 a year. If hou...

That hes indigent and has no visible means of support but his lawyer told the reporters today outside the courtroom that he was on the campus studying in the library but not as a berkeley student, but studying somewhere else. so there was a lot you have to be known about this guy and what motivated him but clearly he has anger issues, one of the people in the lawsuits described marijuana use and certainly theres at least one gun involved in his possession so a lot more to be asked about this guy...

Real, now expected to be expanded to include all bias, not just anti-semitism. it is unclear when the house will make that vote. jillian: the house intelligence committee plans to release michael cohens capitol hill testimony sometime soon. donald trumps former lawyer wrapping up 8 hours of questioning about possible ties between the trump campaign and russia. he gave the committee documents claiming to show edits were made to his statement to congress in 2017. democrat adam schiff called the te...

Told the reporters today outside the courtroom that he is -- was on the campus studying in the library but not as a berkeley student but studying somewhere else. so there is a lot yet to be known about this guy what motivated him but clearly he has anger issues. one of the people in the lawsuits described, you know, marijuana use and certainly there is a gun at least one gun involved in his possession and so, a lot of -- a lot more to be asked about this guy and how he has private counsel and wh...