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Several students founded the Iraqi Student Union, or ISU, to share their culture and develop a welcoming community for Iraqi students on campus.

Young artists and their teachers from high schools in the Bay Area and Nebraska gathered for an opening reception to their multimedia exhibition “Water is Everywhere” on Friday. 

California Senator Alex Padilla condemned President Biden's immigration policy at a press conference over the weekend.

Campus professors shared their perspectives on the U.S. Supreme Court and the potential risk factors it proposes for American democracy, according to a recent campus news article. 

The tropical-inspired restaurant Wow Wow Lemonade Stand plans to open on Telegraph Avenue this summer, according to Berkeley franchise owner Stephen Choi.

“Apartheid week” was held this week, hosted by student groups Bears for Palestine and Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine with the goal of covering “the origins of Israeli apartheid and how it affects Palestinians today.”

​With the end of California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency on Feb. 28, state health officials announced the end of the statewide mask mandate in high-risk settings, effective April 3.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists have discovered a new type of conductive plastic material that could increase the efficiency of electric vehicles, according to a Berkeley Lab press release Tuesday.

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

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Bay Area, in effect from Thursday to Sunday.