Adam Ratliff

Overwhelmed with housing options that are either too far from campus, too costly or too small of a living space, students have found difficulty trying to secure an apartment for the next school year.

Nearly halfway into the fall semester, students continue to face issues with state-allocated scholarships. The Middle Class Scholarship, or MCS, has received multiple complaints ranging from slow disbursement to students never receiving awards.

Safety concerns have escalated after two weeks of increasing student activity around the Israel-Hamas war, with heightened occurrences of antisemitism and Islamophobia during recent demonstrations on campus.

University Village, campus’s graduate housing for families, plans to start charging residents for parking monthly in the 2024-2025 academic year.

“Cal Dining” is now “Berkeley Dining,” as part of a rebranding effort by UC Berkeley following the efforts of a task force formed last year to review naming practices.

UC Berkeley Recreation and Wellbeing is opening a climbing wall in the Recreational Sports Facility. The wall is expected to be fully operational at the end of September.

The average cost for a UC Berkeley student’s books, course materials, supplies and equipment per academic year is estimated to be $1,274, according to campus’s Financial Aid & Scholarships website. On top of tuition and other fees, costs for students often exceed expectations.

For the 6,791 freshmen and 3,004 transfer students entering UC Berkeley this year, Golden Bear Orientation, or GBO, will serve as an introduction to the institution that is home to more than 40,000 students.

UC Berkeley students recently received reminders to complete their Student Health Insurance Plan, or SHIP, waiver by July 17. That is, to avoid paying the $75 late fee. In total, students pay 16 or more fees in addition to their tuition, according to the campus registrar's website.

Universities around the country have been raising prices for “auxiliary” expenses such as dormitory housing and food at a faster rate than tuition, according to a recent article published by Business Insider. This trend is true of UC Berkeley.