homeless student union

Aidan Hill began their political career working in their middle school's associated student body — now, Hill is running for Berkeley City Council's District 7 seat.

More than 100 protesters gathered Friday evening outside the vacant chancellor’s residence, officially named University House, demanding administrative support for homeless students while blasting Kendrick Lamar’s song “Alright” on speakers.

Campus junior Leonard Irving-Thomas and campus senior Taversia, or Tavi, Borrelli, who were both featured in the film, shared their stories about dealing with homelessness at UC Berkeley in the film and during the panel discussion.

Taylor Harvey, chair of UC Berkeley Homeless Student Union and Housing Commission for ASUC, raised awareness of student housing insecurity at the Berkeley Progressive Alliance, or BPA, general membership meeting Sunday.

Campus junior Taylor Harvey became homeless on her 16th birthday.

Nearly a dozen students convened in Dwinelle Hall on Tuesday night as part of the Homeless Student Union’s first general meeting.

Noemi Elias is a rising senior at UC Berkeley majoring in social welfare, who hopes to be an immigration lawyer and eventually a pilot. But these plans may be called into question after new campus policy calls for an earlier deadline on tuition and fees — a situation she cannot afford.