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US Census reports CA will lose a seat in Congress Addison Briggs/File The U.S. Bureau reported that the state of California is projected to lose a seat in Congress. One of the factors for this predicted decrease is lower population growth compared to other states. For the first time in history, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that California will lose a seat in Congress. The census marks California’s apportionment population — the resident population combined with overseas U.S. military and federal civilian employees — at 39,576,757, preserving California’s leading seat status but als...

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, or AFSCME Local 3299, launched a campaign condemning UC administration for alleged use of police force on a UC worker due to a language barrier. The worker — one out of more than 27,000 people represented by the union — allegedly lived with roommates who had tested positive for COVID-19, according to UCPD Lieutenant Sabrina Reich. An AFSCME Local 3299 campaign letter alleges that UC management gave the worker instructions to leave and quarantine, but put “minimal effort” into communicating the message. As a r...

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 received $15 million in direct-to-student funding for undergraduate and graduate students. The fundi...

ASUC Senate discusses data breach, pass/no pass grading policies William Webster/File ASUC senators and executive officials discussed the UC-wide data breach. They also spoke of the decision made by the College of Letters and Science to carry its P/NP policy into the summer, and are working to have other colleges follow suit. During the ASUC’s general meeting Wednesday, senators and executive officials discussed the data breach, pass/no pass, or P/NP, grading policies and campus fall plans. During executive officer reports, ASUC President Victoria Vera discussed the UC-wide data breach and ...

UC Berkeley junior Riya Master is running as an independent candidate for external affairs vice president, or EAVP, in the upcoming ASUC elections on a platform founded on making the UC system more affordable and accessible for students. Throughout her time in the ASUC as the current chief of staff for EAVP Derek Imai’s office, Master has been able to reflect on the work they have accomplished, as well as where there is room for improvement. “The thing that really led me to want to run this year was not just having the experience in office or feeling like I had this institutional knowledg...