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The Telegraph Shared Streets proposal, which would make the section of Telegraph Avenue from Bancroft Way to Dwight Way a car-free zone, has received “some new buzz” after the launch of the Better Market Street plan Wednesday, according to Berkeley City Councilmember Rigel Robinson.

The 2018 Initiative to Advance Faculty Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Life Sciences was implemented to facilitate faculty diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, within participating UC Berkeley departments.

Every semester, the Berkeley Forum hosts a series of panels and speakers, all on a variety of timely topics and featuring significant community members.

At Tuesday’s weekly meeting, Berkeley City Council adopted a proposal to establish a temporary, outdoor emergency homeless shelter with 50 tents.

During the last ASUC Senate meeting of the semester Wednesday, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Stephen Sutton, UCPD Chief Margo Bennett and Tom Halvorsen, The New York Times education manager, spoke about current initiatives, and four of the seven expected ASUC commission chairs provided official reports.

The ACHCH Community/Consumer Advisory Board plans to carry out voter registration drives and voting forums for those experiencing homelessness.

The Berkeley Faculty Association, or BFA; the Latinx Faculty Association; the University Council-American Federation of Teachers, the union representing lecturers and librarians; and the UC Berkeley Academic Senate sponsored a town hall that met Wednesday to discuss important qualifications for the next UC president.

The City of Berkeley and the Telegraph Business Improvement District are currently working to implement all aspects of the Telegraph Public Realm Plan, or TPRP, which includes making improvements to Dwight Triangle.

Throughout November, UC Berkeley's Disabled Students’ Program, or DSP, is spearheading Disability Awareness Month to raise campus and community awareness about disabilities and resiliency among disabled students.

After winning the Best Overall Awareness Week in the country in 2017, the UC Berkeley Basic Needs Center announced the 2019 campus Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week from Nov. 12-22.