student debt

Student debt is a chain around students’ necks, but the rock dragging that chain down is the economic stagnation we face.

Measure JJ is not about giving current or future council members a raise — it is about replacing a broken system of compensation with a fair one.

After speeches and rallies, as crowds line up by the thousands to shake her hand and take selfies, she greets her youngest fans with her pinky finger and says, “I’m running for president because that’s what girls do.” 

This month, the UC Board of Regents is set to consider both a nonresident tuition increase and a cap on nonresident students, which includes out-of-state, international and undocumented students. Both of these measures will damage the UC’s status as a national and global leader in higher education.

The mayor and Berkeley city council are constantly passing new laws and regulations designed to raise, not lower, the cost of building new apartments near campus.