http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/06/prb-report-2012/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/06/prb-report-2012/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:09:35 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=31523 Commissioned by Chancellor Robert Birgeneau after the events of Nov. 9, 2011, the 36-page report calls on campus administrators to do more to articulate “strictly confined limits” on police tactics during protest events.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/06/prb-report-2012/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/06/police-review-board-issues-report-on-occupy-cal-protest/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/06/police-review-board-issues-report-on-occupy-cal-protest/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:08:20 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=31629 The campus’s independent Police Review Board on Wednesday released its report regarding the Occupy Cal protest events of Nov. 9, 2011. The board said its aim was "to assess whether the conduct of the police was consistent with the norms of the Berkeley campus and established campus policies."]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/06/police-review-board-issues-report-on-occupy-cal-protest/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/14/campus-administration-sends-message-to-da-about-november-protest-charges/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/14/campus-administration-sends-message-to-da-about-november-protest-charges/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:22:17 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=26969 On March 11, Chancellor Birgeneau and Executive Vice-Chancellor and Provost Breslauer sent a letter to the Alameda County District Attorney's office, concerning charges brought against four students and one faculty member arrested during the Nov. 9, 2011 protest outside Sproul Hall.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/14/campus-administration-sends-message-to-da-about-november-protest-charges/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/06/police-review-board-views-nov-9-video-images/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/06/police-review-board-views-nov-9-video-images/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:29:03 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=26134 Faculty and UCPD representatives presented the university’s Police Review Board last night (Monday, March 5) with video and commentary that offered contrasting perspectives on events of Nov. 9. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/06/police-review-board-views-nov-9-video-images/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/01/slow-start-for-day-of-action/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/01/slow-start-for-day-of-action/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:50:49 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25931 Small groups of protesters gathered this morning outside California and Sproul halls, their numbers growing to about 150 for a noontime rally. The day was mostly quiet -- except for an unrelated evacuation of Etcheverry Hall due to smoke.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/01/slow-start-for-day-of-action/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/22/protest-response-team/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/22/protest-response-team/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:07:54 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25601 In a CalMessage to the UC Berkeley community, George Breslauer, executive vice chancellor and provost, and John Wilton, vice chancellor for administration and finance, lay out the campus's new guidelines for dealing with protests that violate campus policies. Co-chairs of the campus's Protest Response Team, Breslauer and Wilton note that the guidelines "proved helpful in reaching peaceful resolutions" of three recent protests.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/22/protest-response-team/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/21/weekend-occupy-cal-activities-end-peacefully/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/21/weekend-occupy-cal-activities-end-peacefully/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:13:52 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25530 Two tents were put up on an International House lawn near campus and about 100 protestors marched across campus over the weekend, but all events ended peacefully. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/21/weekend-occupy-cal-activities-end-peacefully/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/17/occupy-cal-encampment-ends-without-conflict/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/17/occupy-cal-encampment-ends-without-conflict/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:19:37 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25455 BERKELEY — Occupy Cal protesters ended their one-week encampment at University of California, Berkeley, early Friday morning (Feb. 17), after UCPD officers instructed the individuals to leave or face citation. No one was arrested. The encampment, which included 13 tents, was located outside the entrance to the main campus library. Police asked protesters for identification and determined that seven were [...]]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/17/occupy-cal-encampment-ends-without-conflict/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/16/administrators-continue-to-reach-out-to-occupy-cal-protesters/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/16/administrators-continue-to-reach-out-to-occupy-cal-protesters/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:05:32 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25371 BERKELEY — Occupy Cal protesters remain on campus despite efforts of faculty and administration last weekend and throughout this week to encourage them to end the protest.      On Tuesday, the group moved from Sproul Plaza to the steps of Doe Library citing a need to draw more attention to their cause according to some media stories.  Reports in [...]]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/16/administrators-continue-to-reach-out-to-occupy-cal-protesters/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/14/prb-forum/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/14/prb-forum/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:06:46 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25201 A Police Review Board forum drew a sparse crowd, but elicited powerful testimony from students, faculty and others who said they were victims of, or witnesses to, police violence during November's Occupy Cal protests.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/14/prb-forum/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/09/tentsonsproulplaza/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/09/tentsonsproulplaza/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:00:13 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25019 BERKELEY — Earlier today, a small group of about 20 Occupy Cal protesters set up four tents on Sproul Plaza.  As the tents were erected, UCPD informed the group of students and non affiliates that they were in violation of the university’s encampment policy.  Later in the evening, Jonathan Poullard, dean of students, also reached out to the individuals on [...]]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/09/tentsonsproulplaza/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/01/ucop-open-forum/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/01/ucop-open-forum/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:30:16 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=23466 Part of UC's "Looking Forward" project, Pauley Ballroom was the scene of some genuine dialogue between Berkeley students and university administrators on the subject of the campus's response to November's Occupy Cal protests.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/01/ucop-open-forum/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/20/occupy-cal-stages-study-in-at-kroeber-hall/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/20/occupy-cal-stages-study-in-at-kroeber-hall/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:00:01 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=23847 Demonstrators occupied the anthropology library overnight Thursday, in a protest against curtailment of the facility's hours and disinvestment in public higher education.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/20/occupy-cal-stages-study-in-at-kroeber-hall/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:15:41 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=22806 Beyond the protests, the story — as always — is one of engagement, passion and perseverance in the face of challenges, whether institutional or personal.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/13/a-campus-perspective-%e2%80%9coccupy%e2%80%9d-and-the-crisis-in-higher-education/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/13/a-campus-perspective-%e2%80%9coccupy%e2%80%9d-and-the-crisis-in-higher-education/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:08:52 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=22232 Berkeley students and staff share their opinions on the state of public education and the recent campus protests.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/13/a-campus-perspective-%e2%80%9coccupy%e2%80%9d-and-the-crisis-in-higher-education/feed/ 0 http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/news/presscoverage/20111207nunberg http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/news/presscoverage/20111207nunberg#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:56:28 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21963 Berkeley linguist Geoffrey Nunberg picks "occupy" as the word of the year for National Public Radio's Fresh Air show with Terry Gross, because it "has actually shaped the perception of important events." ]]> http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/news/presscoverage/20111207nunberg/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/02/prb-occupycal/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/02/prb-occupycal/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:23:14 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21566 When the campus Police Review Board met Thursday, it was not to discuss the events of Nov. 9. That, however, was precisely what students and supporters wanted to talk about.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/02/prb-occupycal/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/02/teepee-banner-to-stay-on-plaza/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/02/teepee-banner-to-stay-on-plaza/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:45:22 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21592 The decision by campus administrators extends an existing agreement to allow the two items, the most visible remnants of last month's Occupy Cal protests.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/02/teepee-banner-to-stay-on-plaza/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/30/lawsuit-filed-over-protests/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/30/lawsuit-filed-over-protests/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:03:38 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21414 A group made up of 18 UC Berkeley students, one staff member and five others filed a federal lawsuit Monday against police and Berkeley administrators stemming from actions taken by the campus Nov. 9 to prevent Occupy Cal encampments on Sproul Plaza.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/30/lawsuit-filed-over-protests/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/23/no-confidence-vote/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/23/no-confidence-vote/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:29:19 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21120 The Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate has scheduled a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 28, to take up a series of resolutions prompted by the Nov. 9 campus confrontation between police and Occupy Cal protesters.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/23/no-confidence-vote/feed/ 0