University House

After protests brought demonstrators to the Berkeley residence of UC president Michael Drake, the UC system is constructing a fence around the home. 

Six days after Russia invaded Ukraine, UC Berkeley students and researchers from Russia and Ukraine rallied to express concerns over the humanitarian crisis and the inadequate support from campus.

The People’s Park Council held a rally and street fair against UC People’s Park development plans outside Resources for Community Development offices.

Members of Student Researchers United rallied in front of University House Wednesday, urging the UC system to recognize their petition to unionize.

More than 100 protesters gathered Friday evening outside the vacant chancellor’s residence, officially named University House, demanding administrative support for homeless students while blasting Kendrick Lamar’s song “Alright” on speakers.

The ASUC Senate heard updates from Bob Jacobsen, dean of undergraduate studies at the College of Letters and Science, who announced plans to move the add/drop deadline one week earlier, at the senate’s regular Wednesday meeting.

Since former chancellor Nicholas Dirks left the office in July, University House has had no permanent residents but has been the site of many parties and events.

Breaking from her predecessor Nicholas Dirks, Chancellor Carol Christ will not reside at University House, the two-and-one-half acre site and three-story mansion that typically serves as the official residence of the campus chancellor.

Alice McNeil, who worked intimately with outgoing Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and his family as the former manager of University House — the residence of the campus chancellor — has sued UC Berkeley and the UC Regents for alleged wrongful termination.