SubscribeGeorge Breslauer, executive vice chancellor and provost, and John Wilton, vice chancellor, administration and finance, describe a “frank and forthright exchange of information and perspectives” at a meeting with protesters Thursday evening, but say “an agreement has yet to be reached” on disbanding the Albany encampment.
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Talks planned on shared use of Gill Tract
May 11, 2012:
Campus officials have set a Saturday meeting with city leaders, residents, community members and UC Berkeley students and faculty to weigh “steps necessary for research to commence, and urban agriculture to continue on the Gill Tract.” Two seats will be reserved for “representatives of the group that is still occupying” the property.
Campus blocks vehicle access to Gill Tract, responds to demands
May 8, 2012:
On Wednesday morning, UCPD officers placed two concrete barriers across entrances to the Gill Tract that provide vehicular access to university property. Campus officials say the occupiers, who issued a new set of demands on May 7, still have the opportunity to accept a proposal that would allow for a peaceful resolution to the situation.
Police Review Board views Nov. 9 video images
March 6, 2012:
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.
Slow, soggy start for Day of Action
March 1, 2012:
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.
Protest Response Team outlines ‘evolving approach’ to campus unrest
February 22, 2012:
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.
Occupy Cal encampment ends without conflict
February 17, 2012:
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 [...]
At subdued Boalt Hall forum, Nov. 9 protest clash gets a hearing
February 14, 2012:
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.
Protest and tents move to Doe library
February 14, 2012:
Student protesters moved their tents early today (Tuesday, Feb. 14) from Sproul Hall Plaza to the north entrance of the campus’s main library, administration officials report.
Jury returns verdict in use of force case
February 11, 2012:
BERKELEY — Yesterday a federal jury returned a definitive verdict in favor of U.C. Berkeley Police Officer Brendan Tinney finding that he did not use excessive force against a protester during the November 20, 2009 protests at Wheeler Hall. Officer Tinney was defending the metal barricade line on November 20 attempting to control a large crowd. Earlier in the day, [...]
Police Review Board sets public forum dates
February 6, 2012:
The Police Review Board announced today (Monday, Feb.6) that two public forums will take place, providing an opportunity for individuals to share their accounts of the events of Nov. 9, 2011
Campus announces new student conduct policy
January 30, 2012:
After more than a year of review and study, campus officials announced today (Monday, Jan.30) that a new Berkeley Campus Code of Student Conduct has been approved and will go into effect starting Feb. 1.
Berkeley 2011 — the year in pictures
December 22, 2011:
Beyond the protests, the story — as always — is one of engagement, passion and perseverance in the face of challenges, whether institutional or personal.
‘Routine’ police panel meeting gets ‘Occupy’d’
December 2, 2011:
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.
Teepee, banner to stay on plaza
December 2, 2011:
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.
Lawsuit filed over Nov. 9 protests
November 30, 2011:
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.
Faculty Senate criticizes response to Occupy Cal protest
November 29, 2011:
At a special meeting on Monday, the Berkeley Academic Senate voted 336 to 34 in favor of four resolutions ranging from a call for special training for campus police to a condemnation of “the UC Berkeley administration’s authorization of violent responses to nonviolent protests over the past two years.”
No-confidence proposal revised by faculty authors
November 28, 2011:
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.
Faculty senate to take up no-confidence resolution
November 23, 2011:
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.
After a sleepout on Sproul, a quiet morning, sprinkled with tents
November 22, 2011:
Vowing to ensure that “the rights of protesters and non-protesters alike are protected,” campus administrators took a wait-and-see approach to a small Occupy Cal encampment that sprang up overnight on the steps of Sproul Hall. “It’s not about the tents,” said one protester. “It’s about the cuts in education… [and] our voices being heard.”
Yudof vows to defend ‘non-violent protest’
November 21, 2011:
Calling free speech “part of the DNA of this university,” UC president says he’ll convene system’s chancellors to ensure “proportional law enforcement response.”
‘Diversity bake sale’ stirs anger, protests — and discussion
September 27, 2011:
The event, billed as satire by the sponsoring Berkeley College Republicans and called “contrary to the Principles of Community” by campus officials, came and went peacefully.
Administrators speak out on planned ‘diversity bake sale’
September 27, 2011:
Three top campus officials, including Chancellor Birgeneau, say Tuesday’s “Increase Diversity Bake Sale,” billed as satire by the sponsoring Berkeley College Republicans, is “contrary to the Principles of Community.” The event was also condemned over the weekend by the ASUC Senate.
Tolman Hall protest ends, two non-students arrested
September 23, 2011:
Protesters voluntarily left the building Thursday night after a day of demonstrations, marches and speeches.
Protesters occupy Tolman Hall
September 22, 2011:
About 75 protesters gathered inside Tolman Hall today, taking over empty classrooms following a noontime rally on Sproul Plaza and a march across campus.
Reforms in store for student-conduct code
September 6, 2011:
To address concerns raised in the wake of 2009-10 protests, the campus established a task force of 19 faculty, staff and students to review the student-conduct process. All of the panel’s recommendations have been accepted, and most are already being implemented.
Students end protest on ledge of Wheeler Hall
March 4, 2011:
Eight student protesters who occupied a Wheeler Hall ledge on Thursday came safely down seven hours later following discussions with campus administrators.
Protesters descend voluntarily after occupying Wheeler Hall ledge
March 3, 2011:
Eight protesters opposing budget cuts to the University of California occupied a fourth-floor ledge of Wheeler Hall Thursday for more than seven hours before voluntarily descending.
Day of Action draws small crowds on campus, arrests follow
March 2, 2011:
Wednesday’s national Day of Action for Public Education brought small crowds of student and union protesters to the UC Berkeley campus. Police arrested 17 protesters late in the day after they refused to leave Wheeler Hall at closing time.
‘Capturing the campus’
December 17, 2010:
Call it a visual form of academic introspection. This semester, a new Freshman Seminar, “Photographing History in the Making,” used the campus itself as a source for, and subject of, scholarly inquiry.
