Robert Lalanne, UC Berkeley’s new vice-chancellor for real estate. Photo: UC Berkeley Robert Lalanne, UC Berkeley’s new vice-chancellor for real estate. Photo: UC Berkeley You know UC Berkeley’s newly appointed vice chancellor for real estate has an open-minded attitude when he says tackling the issues at People’s Park might be a “fun challenge” and looks […]
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Cal is back after outage, explosion; investigations ongoing
Emergency personnel respond to an explosion and fire on the UC Berkeley on Monday. The explosion occurred two hours after power went out across campus. Photo: David Yee Emergency personnel respond to an explosion and fire on the UCÂ Berkeley on Monday. The explosion occurred two hours after power went out across campus. Photo: David Yee Life […]
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Cal campus reels from power outage caused by thieves
Unit 1 power came back on at 10:17 p.m. on Monday Sept. 30 on the UC Berkeley campus. Photo: Marty Takimoto Update, 6:45 a.m. Power has been restored to most of the buildings on campus and most classes will meet as scheduled. But 11 buildings remain closed, including Doe Library, the Bancroft Library, California Hall, […]
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Live blog: Cal explosion sends 1 to hospital, clears campus
Emergency personnel respond to an explosion and fire on the UC Berkeley campus Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. The explosion apparently occurred in an electrical generator. Photo: David Yee [Editor’s Note: Monday afternoon, a power outage and subsequent explosion rocked the UC Berkeley campus and sent one student to the hospital. Scroll down to view Berkeleyside’s […]
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Interview: UC Berkeley’s new Chancellor, Nicholas Dirks
A casual chancellor Nicholas Dirks in his office. Photo: Lance Knobel The second floor of California Hall is bright and airy, with a hushed air of importance. As Berkeleyside ascended the staircase last week, Dan Mogulof, UC Berkeley’s head of communications, alerted us to prepare for a shock: The new chancellor was wearing jeans. When […]
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Relatives of fatal DUI crash victims file lawsuit against UC
Milanca Lopez at her Cal graduation in 2012, walking with her parents and her son. (Photo via Facebook) Update, June 12: The 25-year-old UC Berkeley graduate student who was convicted of killing his girlfriend and her 6-year-old son last year in a drunk driving crash was sentenced to prison for six years earlier this week, according to […]
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Cal razes latest Occupy the Farm greens at Gill Tract
Urban farming activists have continued to plant at Albany’s Gill Tract, a University of California-owned research field, since trying to take over the land earlier this year to turn it into an urban farm. (This photograph was taken in the spring.) Photo: Tracey Taylor Urban farming activists have continued to plant at Albany’s Gill Tract, […]
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With stadium reopening near, Cal revamps ticket sales
See update at bottom of article Three weeks before the refurbished Cal Memorial Stadium is set to open, university officials are taking a new, more aggressive, approach to selling the premium seats that are the backbone of the stadium’s financing plan. Instead of relying on Cal’s sports development office to reach out to loyal alums, […]
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UC Berkeley regains control of Gill Tract from activists
Police from various UC departments are guarding the barricaded front entrance to Occupy the Farm Monday afternoon. Photo: Tracey Taylor The Occupy the Farm activists who took over UC Berkeley-owned Gill Tract in Albany on April 22 had largely dispersed by 3:00 pm Monday after the university sent in 100 police officers from eight of […]
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Police raid, clear out Occupy the Farm, handful of arrests
KGO livestreamed this image of police surrounding Gill Tract Monday morning. Courtesy KGO Update, 11:35 am: Latest reports suggest police arrested nine people in this morning’s raid on Occupy the Farm. Close to 100 police from every University of California campus except San Diego and Merced participated in the operation, according to Albany Patch. At 9:44 one […]
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UC Berkeley police block access to Occupy The Farm
Occupy the Farm activists at Gill Tract on the morning UC Berkeley police erected vehicle blockades. Photo: Ira Serkes UC Berkeley police arrived at the Occupy the Farm encampment at Gill Tract in Albany early this morning in order to block incoming vehicle access to the property. They told activists they do not plan to […]
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UC Berkeley sets midnight deadline for Occupy the Farm
Gill Tract on April 22, the day it was occupied. Photo: Tracey Taylor UC Berkeley officials have set a deadline for tonight, Saturday May 5, for the people from the Occupy the Farm movement to reach a settlement or face eviction. In a letter released Friday night, George Breslauer, the executive vice chancellor, and John […]
