http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Tue, 21 May 2013 18:07:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/breslauer-wilton/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/breslauer-wilton/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 20:28:22 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34692 In a letter released earlier today, George Breslauer, UC Berkeley executive vice chancellor and provost, and John Wilton, vice chancellor, administration and finance, promise to "continue to work collaboratively with the City of Albany and others to stay the course and fulfill the community desires for development on this site."]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/15/breslauer-wilton/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/19/cnr-dean-outlines-new-plans-for-gill-tract/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/19/cnr-dean-outlines-new-plans-for-gill-tract/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:37:07 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33006 At Tuesday's Albany City Council meeting, Keith Gilless, dean of the College of Natural Resources, presented a progress report on new academic programs related to diversified farming, and their potential impact on the Gill Tract growing grounds.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/19/cnr-dean-outlines-new-plans-for-gill-tract/feed/ 0 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28334 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28334#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:50:46 +0000 Carol Ness http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32975 The University of California today (Sept. 13) released the final "Response to Protests on UC Campuses" report, from UC General Counsel Charles F. Robinson and UC Berkeley Law School Dean Christopher Edley. ]]> http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/28334/feed/ 0 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/2012/05/11/shared-use-gill-tract/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/11/shared-use-gill-tract/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 19:50:54 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30437 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/11/shared-use-gill-tract/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/30238/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/30238/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 23:33:52 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30238 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/08/30238/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/29865/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/29865/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 00:25:45 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29865 George 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. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/05/04/29865/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/2012/02/17/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/2012/02/14/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/2012/02/14/protest-and-tents-move-to-doe-library/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/14/protest-and-tents-move-to-doe-library/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:51:32 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25195 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. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/14/protest-and-tents-move-to-doe-library/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/11/jury-returns-verdict-in-use-of-force-case/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/11/jury-returns-verdict-in-use-of-force-case/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:34:57 +0000 Claire Holmes http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25065 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, [...]]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/11/jury-returns-verdict-in-use-of-force-case/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/06/police-review-board-sets-public-forum-dates/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/06/police-review-board-sets-public-forum-dates/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:00:34 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=24675 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]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/06/police-review-board-sets-public-forum-dates/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/30/campus-announces-new-student-conduct-policy/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/30/campus-announces-new-student-conduct-policy/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:55:05 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=24195 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.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/30/campus-announces-new-student-conduct-policy/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/2011/12/02/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