Emewodesh Eshete

Researchers at UC Berkeley and Stanford have released a health study showing that exposure to chemicals and toxic compounds has led to decreased acceleration of epigenetic aging in young boys. 

Police Accountability Board, or PAB, member Cheryl Owens stepped down one day after Jen Louis’ appointment as the chief of Berkeley Police Department passed in a city council vote May 9.

Berkeley police stop data from October 2022 to April 2023 revealed that Black and Hispanic/Latine residents were stopped at disproportionate rates compared to white residents.

Berkeley council members voted to confirm Jen Louis as Berkeley Police Department’s chief of police May 9.

The campus Gender Equity Resource Center hosted a free introduction to self-defense workshop with IMPACT Bay Area on Friday.

Clubs and committees ranging from the fields of design, engineering, Greek life, film and more will be tabling and campaigning for their organizations all day.

Over the past decades, movements starting from the Free Speech movement in the mid-1960s to recent protests like the United Automobile Workers, or UAW, strike have shown trends of significant differences and similarities that have translated over time.

Campus freshman Isabel Prasad is running for ASUC Senate on the platforms of intersectionality, uplifting the South Asian community and expanding mental health resources on campus.

VSA’s culture shows are also using their performances to address heavier issues like LGBTQ+ rights, the BLM movement, and mental health. Their goal with this production is to lead cultural change within the Bay Area.

BUSD discussed changes they are making in the district and addressed community concerns at a board meeting Wednesday.