Cal Veterans Group

Resources and programming for student veterans at UC Berkeley have been steadily expanding, with the Cal Veteran Services Center, or CVSC, and student organizations like Cal Veterans Group providing a sense of community.

The ASUC Senate convened for its weekly meeting Wednesday to hear complaints about the new campus events policy and to discuss the sale of Cal Lodge.

The Cal Veteran Services Center has a new permanent home at Hearst Gymnasium, moving from their temporary location at Stiles Hall to provide on campus counseling and services for student veterans.

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.

Regardless of their state of legal residency, veterans and their immediate families may be able to pay in-state tuition to attend public universities,after Congress passed a bill last week to improve access to education for military retirees.

Momentum is gathering at UC Berkeley to improve veterans services and attract new students. Facing a rapidly growing student veteran population, the campus confronts the challenge of providing for a diverse and unique demographic.

“Berkeley United to End Global Poverty” brought together Berkeley College Republicans, Cal Berkeley Democrats, the Jewish Student Union, the Muslim Student Association and Cal Veterans Group, to engage in a discussion about international debt relief.

Rep. Jackie Speier, the Democratic congresswoman for the 14th district of California, discussed ways to ease the transition for former service members into civilian life during a meeting with UC Berkeley student veterans Monday.