UC Berkeley police are in the news again, for searching a journalist’s camera after a December 11 protest on the college campus at Chancellor Robert Birgeneau’s home. The issue at hand was weather or not the search of the journalist David Morse’s camera was done properly in accordance with the law. Last week Alameda County Superior Judge Yolanda Northridge ruled that the search by UC Berkeley police was illegal, and ordered the California university to return all copies of the photographs to Morse. This ruling was well received by many journalist’s, as the judge upheld the state law which restricts the police from searching journalists’ unpublished work. (more…)
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Judge Rules That UC Berkeley Police Search Was Illegal
Friday, June 25th, 201010 Day Hunger Strike Ends at UC Berkeley
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010The University of California at Berkeley has been known for protesting and standing up for what they believe in since the 1960’s, and this trend continues as a 10-day hunger strike on the campus just ended recently. Most of the people in the hunger strike were UC Berkeley students, and they have been camping outside the administration building on campus since May 3. This particular protest at UC Berkeley was in response to the new immigration law in Arizona, which gives police the right to question people which they believe are in the country illegally. (more…)
UC Berkeley and UC Davis to Establish Master’s Programs in Sustainable Development
Thursday, May 6th, 2010Sustainable development is becoming increasingly popular, as people and businesses look to decrease their environmental impact to help improve conditions around the world. In order to help this movement, the MacArthur Foundation is donating a total of $5.6 million to 10 universities to establish master’s degree programs in sustainable development. Among those universities selected are California colleges UC Berkeley and UC Davis who will both receive a portion of the $5.6 million grant. (more…)
UC Berkeley Research Shows Benefits of Naps
Friday, February 26th, 2010Napping is very popular in other parts of the world, specifically in Latin America and Spain where siestas are extremely common. In the United States we tend to go non stop, and if anything sleep less than most experts recommend. Recently released research from UC Berkeley indicates how beneficial a midday nap can be to brain, as it gives it time to rest so that it can be ready to absorb new information when you awake. Some students may think that they can just stay up all night and study, but preventing your body from sleep is actually hindering your ability to retain the information which you are studying. (more…)
Stadium Retrofit at UC Berkeley Receives UC Regents Approval
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010After a couple years of challenges, Memorial Stadium at UC Berkeley finally received approval from a University of California panel, for their $320 million renovation. This famous stadium is over 80 years old, but unfortunately it straddles the Hayward fault line. Therefore the old construction of Memorial Stadium needs this retrofit so that it can survive a major earthquake which seismologists predict is likely in this area. While this is not a great economic time to spend this amount of money on a renovation, it was stated by University of California leaders that no public money will be used on this retrofit project. Thursday is when the final vote will be decided by the full board, and if approved, work could begin early in the summer later this year. (more…)
