Middle Eastern

Running independently for ASUC Senate, sophomore Karima Itayem's platform is one that seeks to build bridges across a variety of communities by listening and responding to both concerns and ideas.

Aasim Yahya, a UC Berkeley junior, is running for ASUC external affairs vice president as an independent candidate on a platform rooted in democratizing civic engagement at the campus, city and state levels.

As much as I enjoy the opportunity of sharing the wonderful tangle of my background, multiracial people are expected to constantly explain our existences.

Wednesday night’s ASUC Senate meeting erupted in controversy, as the ASUC commented on issues regarding India and Kashmir.

There are thriving communities that exist well outside of restrictive images of what Muslims should look like or be like, and many of those communities are part of the larger Muslim community here on campus as well — and we are better with them.

What’s whiter than a 4-month-old jar of mayonnaise? An Ashkenazi Jew. It’s always amusing when people express their shock that I, a woman paler than Casper the Friendly Ghost, am ethnically Middle Eastern.

The band’s five members themselves hail from a variety of backgrounds, ranging from Spain and Turkey to Colombia, El Salvador and the United States.

Three new restaurants will be opening on Shattuck Avenue in the next few months, offering a diverse array of cuisines.