Charlotte Kosche

UC Berkeley’s Recreational Sports Facility will renovate its locker rooms to include a gender-inclusive locker room, according to a press release published Thursday.

At its regular meeting Wednesday, the Berkeley Unified School District Board heard a presentation about data-driven instruction at Rosa Parks Elementary School and discussed the future of the Berkeley Technology Academy, or BTA.

Since the beginning of April, students have had a reason to approach the Cesar Chavez Student Center besides simply visiting the Cal 1 Card Office. Over spring break, a dozen students painted a colorful mural representing the theme of social justice in the breezeway that leads from Lower Sproul Plaza up to the Berkeley Art Studio and Sather Gate.

California’s public high school graduation rate reached a record high of 83.2 percent for the class of 2016, as announced by the California Department of Education on April 11.

At a Berkeley Safe Neighborhoods Committee meeting earlier this month, Berkeley Police Department Sgt. Patty Delaluna and Officer Matt McGee provided comprehensive information about gang violence in Berkeley for the first time in recent history.

The school board discussed Next Generation Science Standards, or NGSS, and the Common Core mathematics standard at its regular meeting Wednesday.aThe Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education discussed Next Generation Science Standards, or NGSS, and the Common Core mathematics standard at its regular meeting Wednesday.

The Berkeley Disabled Students group, or BDS, organized a protest in front of California Hall on Monday morning in order to raise awareness about the continuous lack of accommodation for disabled campus students.

In a letter sent to Berkeley Unified School District middle and high school families Wednesday, BUSD and Berkeley High School officials announced increased efforts to address and prevent sexual harassment, bullying and other forms of discrimination in the district.

At the Starry Plough Pub on Saturday afternoon, Mayor Jesse Arreguín and District 3 City Councilmember Ben Bartlett hosted a meeting to address increased crime in South Berkeley.

The Recreational Sports Facility will no longer offer massage service, as part of its ongoing plans to make Rec Sports programs more student-centered.