Gabrielle Sharp

UC Berkeley community members spoke in favor of ASUC Senator Gabrielle Sharp and criticized some of the responses to her tweets during Wednesday's ASUC meeting.

The ASUC Senate met Wednesday for a meeting primarily meant to vote on the appointment of campus senior Jacob Dadmun to the Judicial Council. 

During the ASUC’s general meeting Wednesday, officials heard updates from Chancellor Christ, reflected on their terms and indefinitely tabled a bill.

Erupting in a mix of emotions across different countries, independent candidates won the majority of ASUC Senate seats for the second consecutive year, as announced during Saturday’s virtual tabulations ceremony.

Candidates in this year’s upcoming ASUC elections spoke to The Daily Californian regarding their thoughts on accessibility, equity and diversity in the campaigning process.

UC Berkeley junior Osirus Polachart is running independently for ASUC Senate to change the campus admissions process, reform housing and provide undocumented students with additional support and services.

Students and community members spoke Monday in protest of campus plans to build housing on People’s Park.

Gabrielle Sharp, a UC Berkeley sophomore, is running independently for ASUC Senate on a platform focused on reinvesting in the community, bridging the divide between campus and city residents and serving the Queer & Trans People of Color, or QTPOC, community. 

Protesters gathered at Berkeley High School on Saturday, the first anniversary of the death of Shukri Abdi, a 12-year-old refugee fleeing conflict in Somalia.