BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 18, 2023
LeConte Hall
Campus
AUGUST 28, 2023
‘The Scandal of Cal’: Book details UC Berkeley’s history with Indigenous peoples, US military
On August 29, author Tony Platt is set to release “The Scandal of Cal: Land Grabs, White Supremacy and Miseducation at UC Berkeley.”
Campus
AUGUST 28, 2023
‘The Scandal of Cal’: Book details UC Berkeley’s history with Indigenous peoples, US military
On August 29, author Tony Platt is set to release “The Scandal of Cal: Land Grabs, White Supremacy and Miseducation at UC Berkeley.”
Race & Diversity
JANUARY 30, 2022
Members of Berkeley community condemn plaque honoring allegedly racist LeConte brothers
Members of the Berkeley community brought attention to a plaque memorializing brothers Joseph and John LeConte, known for their allegedly racist histories.
Race & Diversity
JANUARY 30, 2022
Members of Berkeley community condemn plaque honoring allegedly racist LeConte brothers
Members of the Berkeley community brought attention to a plaque memorializing brothers Joseph and John LeConte, known for their allegedly racist histories.
Editorials
DECEMBER 01, 2020
Building unnaming, heritage month cannot be all CA does to respect Indigenous communities
Our outright vicious history with tribes cannot be mitigated with just a land acknowledgment, just a heritage month, just the unnaming of two lecture halls.
Editorials
DECEMBER 01, 2020
Building unnaming, heritage month cannot be all CA does to respect Indigenous communities
Our outright vicious history with tribes cannot be mitigated with just a land acknowledgment, just a heritage month, just the unnaming of two lecture halls.
Campus
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
UC Berkeley students, faculty react to unnaming of Barrows Hall, LeConte Hall
Campus officials announced Wednesday that Barrows Hall and LeConte Hall will be unnamed due to the racist history behind their namesakes.
Campus
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
UC Berkeley students, faculty react to unnaming of Barrows Hall, LeConte Hall
Campus officials announced Wednesday that Barrows Hall and LeConte Hall will be unnamed due to the racist history behind their namesakes.
Campus
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
UC Berkeley unnames Barrows Hall, LeConte Hall
After years of student advocacy, campus officials announced today that Barrows Hall and LeConte Hall at UC Berkeley will be unnamed due to their namesakes' racist histories.
Campus
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
UC Berkeley unnames Barrows Hall, LeConte Hall
After years of student advocacy, campus officials announced today that Barrows Hall and LeConte Hall at UC Berkeley will be unnamed due to their namesakes' racist histories.
Editorials
JULY 16, 2020
Rename buildings to rectify racial injustice
If UC Berkeley understands and opposes white supremacy, campus leaders will not simply excise the names of oppressors.
Editorials
JULY 16, 2020
Rename buildings to rectify racial injustice
If UC Berkeley understands and opposes white supremacy, campus leaders will not simply excise the names of oppressors.
Campus
JULY 08, 2020
UC Berkeley considers denaming LeConte, Kroeber halls in light of namesakes
The UC Berkeley Building Name Review Committee will consider denaming proposals for Kroeber and LeConte halls, according to a campuswide email Monday.
Campus
JULY 08, 2020
UC Berkeley considers denaming LeConte, Kroeber halls in light of namesakes
The UC Berkeley Building Name Review Committee will consider denaming proposals for Kroeber and LeConte halls, according to a campuswide email Monday.
Campus
JANUARY 31, 2020
‘Making this campus more inclusive’: UC Berkeley communities react to Boalt Hall name removal
The Building Name Review Committee spent almost three years circulating surveys, inviting public comment and reading reports from an internal Berkeley Law committee.
Campus
JANUARY 31, 2020
‘Making this campus more inclusive’: UC Berkeley communities react to Boalt Hall name removal
The Building Name Review Committee spent almost three years circulating surveys, inviting public comment and reading reports from an internal Berkeley Law committee.
Campus
JANUARY 30, 2020
‘Burden of the history’: UC Berkeley removes Boalt Hall’s name
As of early Thursday morning, the campus has removed Boalt Hall’s name and the building’s name pin lettering.
Campus
JANUARY 30, 2020
‘Burden of the history’: UC Berkeley removes Boalt Hall’s name
As of early Thursday morning, the campus has removed Boalt Hall’s name and the building’s name pin lettering.
Welcome Bears 2019
AUGUST 19, 2019
Top fictional characters who left their mark on UC Berkeley
Let’s give a hearty “Go Bears” to UC Berkeley’s famous fictional alumni and faculty from some of the most iconic books, movies and television series.
Welcome Bears 2019
AUGUST 19, 2019
Top fictional characters who left their mark on UC Berkeley
Let’s give a hearty “Go Bears” to UC Berkeley’s famous fictional alumni and faculty from some of the most iconic books, movies and television series.
