Sophie Bandarkar

I cannot help but feel thankful that the wider campus community continues to question norms and ask why — the same culture that changed me in 2015.

Bringing in millions of dollars annually, UC Berkeley ranked second on a list of the 500 highest-earning colleges in the country in terms of revenue from declined freshman applications, according to a LendEDU study.

This spring marks the first instance in which the campus administration will grant religious accommodations for the Islamic holiday Ramadan, which this year lasts from May 5 to June 4 — in the middle of which fall final exams.

The Student Advisory Board for the Mayor, or SAB, met with Mayor Jesse Arreguín Friday to discuss causes of the homelessness crisis in Berkeley, actions the city has taken to address it and potential solutions.

Thursday marked the five-year anniversary of the UC Berkeley Food Pantry, a resource center dedicated to helping campus students and staff who need immediate food assistance.

About a dozen students gathered in Barrows Hall on Friday afternoon for the ASUC Sexual Violence Commission’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month conference.

ASUC President Alexander Wilfert issued an emergency executive order Friday afternoon in an attempt to quickly fill the vacancies brought about by a flurry of resignations from the Elections and Judicial councils.

All three referendums — including two that will increase student fees to fund basic needs and entertainment programs, respectively, and another that will create an elected position within the ASUC — passed during the 2019 ASUC elections.

UC Berkeley junior Nava Bearson is running as an independent candidate for ASUC student advocate in the upcoming 2019 elections.

The 2019 ASUC elections offer students the opportunity to vote for candidates and also the chance to vote on three referendums: the Student Basic Needs Referendum, the Transfer Remedy Act and the Arts, Music and Programming Initiative.