Zoe Kleinfeld

2014 was an anthem against the status quo: students reacting against societal constraints and exploring their communal identity through protests, the arts and individual ventures. While we realize the futility of attempting to document each instance that molded Berkeley in 2014, The Daily Californian compiled a series of bits that we feel critically shaped this year.

The UC Board of Regents passed a tuition increase plan and the university’s 2015-16 budget at their meeting Thursday, despite great opposition from students.

Matthew Matlock humped his way through deep brush and vegetation, his body weighed down by equipment, sweat and fatigue. Five others had already made it down the trail into a small, open area when Matlock first heard the tin-like snap of gunfire — similar to a loud wood-fire crackle, he said, except louder and more frequent.

The Berkeley Medical Reserve Corps is independent from campus and composed of approximately 30 UC Berkeley students. It is unique in that all active members are licensed EMTs, those who are professionally trained to respond to emergency incidents.