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The removal of the sibling discount through the FAFSA Simplification Act has left some families and students scrambling to adapt.

UC Berkeley announced significant changes to the Residential Life job descriptions and hiring process to be effective this year, drawing criticism from current resident assistants, or RAs. 

After an initial email was sent out to students Oct. 14, Treeline Security, a private vendor, has started patrolling Units 1, 2 and 3 regularly at night.

The Recreational Sports Facility, or RSF, reopened Monday for limited in-person operations for UC Berkeley students. Amid decreasing COVID-19 cases, the city of Berkeley and Alameda County moved to the less restrictive orange tier of California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy on March 31, according to Brigitte Lossing, director of Berkeley Recreational Sports. Recreational Sports worked closely with campus public health officials and other committees to reopen the RSF for students only. “Re...

Equity-focused COVID-19 relief funding to be distributed to students Ireland Wagner/File UC Berkeley received $15 million in direct-to-student funding for undergraduate and graduate students through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. Actively enrolled citizens and eligible non-citizens who have filed their FAFSAs are eligible for grants. Last Updated 4 hours Ago Through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, or CRRSAA, UC Berkeley ...