Stephen Sutton

More than three weeks after a vigil held by the local Iranian community for Mahsa Amini, Iranian students persist in asking for direct support from UC Berkeley as protests continue to escalate around the world. 

The Instructional Resilience and Enhancement Fee, or IREF, proposed by UC Berkeley administration to fund instructional technology was decreased from an annual cost of $264 to $212 following negotiations with the ASUC, the Graduate Assembly and the Committee on Student Fees.

UC Berkeley community members will be able to pick up free masks at Eshleman Hall starting Jan. 18.

Large crowds and clouds of smoke filled Memorial Glade as students gathered with their friends on April 20, or 4/20, in celebration of marijuana, an annual tradition upheld on the UC Berkeley campus.

In an effort to increase student representation in key campus committees, the ASUC Office of Academic Affairs announced its “Student Voices @ Every Table” campaign Feb. 10.

The 2020-21 ASUC Senate has fully begun its functions, passing resolutions as well as discussing student life and campus policing at its meeting Wednesday.

UC Berkeley student life and engagement will look different in the fall compared to previous semesters because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Underrepresented student groups and organizations, including the community of students with disabilities and Indigenous student organizations, have faced long-standing challenges in their fight for allocated spaces on campus. 

UC Berkeley Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Stephen Sutton announced Sunny Lee as the permanent Assistant Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students on Tuesday. Since July 2019, Lee served as the interim dean of students.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UC Berkeley kicked off "Cal Week," a series of virtual events for newly admitted students that started Saturday.