Victoria Vera

The UC Berkeley Division of Equity and Inclusion released its findings from the 2019 My Experience Survey Thursday, highlighting issues such as marginalization and food insecurity, in addition to an emphasis on inclusivity.

UC Berkeley released its draft of the 2021 Long Range Development Plan which outlines how the campus will best utilize land and university facilities for the next 15 years.

President Joe Biden rejected a resolution Feb. 16 by Congressional Democrats, which would have forgiven up to $50,000 in debt per student. In the days that followed, the UC Berkeley community expressed mixed responses to his decision.

University Health Services, or UHS, experienced a one to two-day delay in updating student badges during a COVID-19 surge in campus housing, which may have caused some students to stay in isolation or quarantine longer than necessary.

During its general meeting Wednesday, the ASUC Senate discussed elections culture and supporting international students as the pandemic continues.

Following a surge in UC Berkeley COVID-19 cases, student leaders called for increased adherence to public health guidelines and accountability at Tuesday’s “COVID Conversations: Congregate Student Living” webinar.

Since campus’ vaccine clinic began operations Jan. 12, 1,550 vaccine doses for COVID-19 have been administered by UC Berkeley’s University Health Services.

The ASUC Senate met Wednesday to discuss UC Berkeley's development of People’s Park into student housing and COVID-19 guidelines and management. 

UC Berkeley is currently experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases among students, with 148 positive cases being recorded by University Health Services for the week of Jan. 24.

A proposal to temporarily designate space in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union for the Latinx Resource Center was voted down by the ASUC Student Union Board of Directors at their Jan. 15 meeting.