Herb Benenson

Behind the hidden curtains of Cal women’s swim and dive, McKeever allegedly turned a competitive atmosphere into a haunting one, changing the tides of many people’s hopeful collegiate swim careers.

As UC Berkeley returns to in-person instruction this semester, Gonzalez and other students have expressed concerns about large-scale events — both on- and off-campus — that often generate crowds of students and potentially pose unsafe conditions amid the pandemic.

California state senators Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, announced Monday that they would be moving the effective date of the Fair Pay to Play Act to Sept. 1.

Amid the ebb and flow of private funding that occurs every year, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an increase in private donations to UC Berkeley to support the campus community.

The State Controller’s Office released 2018 payroll data for the UC system, California Community College districts and superior courts on Tuesday.

California university athletes may receive compensation for their name, image and likeness after SB 206 passed in the California State Assembly on Monday.

A long-standing policy prohibiting alcohol sales inside California Memorial Stadium has recently been overturned, Cal Athletics announced Aug. 15. Beer and wine will now be sold in the main seating area. 

Cal Athletics paid for football student-athletes to stay at the Claremont Hotel, and established benefits that provide a Claremont Country Club membership and courtesy vehicle for head football coach Justin Wilcox, while remaining in debt for the retrofitting of California Memorial Stadium.

Brainguard, a startup founded by Berkeley scientists, is in the process of developing a helmet designed to prevent brain injuries by mitigating the rotational impact forces that are experienced in sports like football.

Cal football suffered a drastic year-to-year attendance drop this season after home games at California Memorial Stadium brought in an average of 36,548 fans per game — a 22 percent drop from last year’s average of 46,628.