Stiles Hall

UC Berkeley expects to house some students at off-campus sites in Oakland at Mills College and Holy Names University beginning this fall.

The city's Design Review Committee gave feedback for multiple building project proposals — including the replacement of Stiles Hall with a student residence and a Shattuck Avenue high-rise apartment — at its meeting Thursday.

Despite absorbing 750 additional in-state students this fall, campus administrators have no concrete plans to expand teaching faculty or campus infrastructure, including health resources, custodial services and dining halls.

About 20 students rallied Friday to demand affordable student housing, as part of the ASUC-sponsored Housing and Tenants’ Rights Week.

The Cal Veteran Services Center has a new permanent home at Hearst Gymnasium, moving from their temporary location at Stiles Hall to provide on campus counseling and services for student veterans.

With the university preparing to take in 6,500 additional students next year and UC Berkeley itself expecting 750 new students, the campus is looking at options to house its share.

UC Berkeley's Real Estate Division presented a proposal for a freshman residence hall between Bancroft Way and Durant Avenue during an open house Monday night.

Berkeley City Council will meet Tuesday to discuss the biennial budget, short-term rentals and the possibility of moving City Council meetings to the Berkeley Unified School District Board Room for three months.

Danny Murillo is one of thousands of formerly incarcerated persons struggling to re-enter society. How does someone like Murillo, who statistically should be back behind bars, end up at a place like UC Berkeley?

The campus is soliciting a development team to build a new freshman student residential unit between Bancroft Way and Dana Street.