Valerie Johnson

After a concerted effort to increase diversity for the UC Berkeley 2020-21 incoming class, campus admitted its most ethnically diverse class in more than 30 years and has seen an increase in first-generation students from last year.

UC Berkeley rising senior Alexis Zaragoza became the first ever undergraduate transfer student nominated as the UC student regent Friday.

For many, life during the pandemic — which includes being isolated from friends, pondering the uncertainty of the future and hopping from meal to meal without much other structure — is bringing increased anxiety and depression.

The ASUC Elections Council and Judicial Council held virtual meetings Monday and Wednesday, respectively, to certify election results for the 2020-21 academic year.

The 2020 ASUC elections had a marginally higher voter turnout than in 2019, despite the pandemic pushing the elections to take place entirely online. Although graduate student voter turnout increased by 487%, undergraduate voter turnout dropped by 17% compared to last year.

All of REBUILD's candidates publicly disaffiliated from the party Sunday.

ASUC elections have moved completely online, forcing candidates to alter their campaigning strategies and the ASUC Elections Council to find new ways to get the word out about voting. The decision was made in response to campus’s move to remote classes and the shelter-in-place order over the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 ASUC elections ballot will include a transfer student representative position for the first time. The position was established through the Transfer Remedy Act, which was included in the ASUC 2019 elections ballot.

The newly founded REBUILD coalition formed for the 2020 ASUC elections released a portion of its senate candidates — Naomi Garcia, Valerie Johnson and Suhyp Youssef — March 9.