University Village

A fire was reported in buildings 105, 106 and 107 of University Village in Albany on Monday, according to a UCPD WarnMe.

About 200 UC Berkeley academic workers rallied Feb. 17 to demand that the university address the housing crisis faced by thousands of its workers.

The Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi, or MTO, Shahmaghsoudi School of Islamic Sufism in Berkeley celebrated the end of Ramadan by donating three tons of groceries and 400 face masks to the Bear Pantry at University Village in Albany.

UC Cops Off Campus, a coalition of university students, faculty, community organizations and other workers, is planning to hold a day of refusal to demand the abolition of the UCPD on Monday. 

An approximately yearlong rent strike led by residents of University Village in Albany is continuing to push for rent forgiveness in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the aftermath of an anti-Asian incident at University Village Albany, the UC Berkeley community reflected on rising anti-Asian sentiment throughout the country and at home.

As part of efforts to track levels of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, UC Berkeley announced its wastewater testing dashboard Wednesday, which monitors levels of the virus in sewage. 

With about a quarter of UC Berkeley students seeking basic needs assistance, campus and student organizations have worked to address student food insecurity, among other concerns.

During the pandemic, UC Berkeley’s University Health Services, or UHS, has transitioned its services online while implementing efforts to contain COVID-19 through testing and vaccine distribution.

Sheltering in place through a pandemic as a mom, essential worker and student has shown me I may not be as strong as I thought.