Berkeley Protests

Berkeley Chancellor's Disturbing Response to Police Beating

Ty Alper | Posted 01.14.2012

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The video of police beating UC Berkeley students last Wednesday night is hard to watch. Unfortunately, the response of the UC Berkeley administration has been equally disturbing.

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WATCH: Stephen Colbert Weighs In On Berkeley Police Violence

Posted 01.13.2012

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America's favorite satirical funnyman commented on U.C. Berkeley police's use of force to subdue a gathering of protesters during last Thursday's epis...

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Protests Swell At UC Berkeley

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERKELEY, Calif. — Baton-wielding riot police at the University of California, Berkeley faced off Thursday evening with a growing number of demo...

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UC Day Of Action: Thousands Protest Across State

Posted 05.25.2011

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Today is the National Day of Action To Defend Public Education. Students across the country are holding protests, walk-outs and teach-ins to decry the...

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Protesters Call For UC Berkeley Law Prof's Removal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERKELEY, Calif. — Anti-war activists are protesting at the University of California, Berkeley to demand the removal of a law professor who used...

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COLUMN: Dude, This is Just Like the '60s

The Daily Californian | Posted 05.25.2011

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I was walking across Sproul Plaza when I heard the following proclamation: "I don't actually go here. I just came to Berkeley to fuel the revolution."...

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Student Activists Beaten After Rally On Interstate (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

HuffPost Citizen Reporting | Brandon Jourdan & David Martinez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit On March 4th, 2010, demonstrators in California and across the country took to the stree...

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Day Of Action: TOP MOMENTS

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Though yesterday's California-born Day of Action to Defend Public Education became a national event, activity was anchored in the Golden State. The st...

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March 4: Daily Californian Journalist Arrested On The Job

The Daily Californian | Posted 05.25.2011

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A student journalist from The Daily Californian is awaiting release from jail Friday after being arrested while filming Thursday's demonstrations. ...

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March 4 LIVE BLOG: Student Day Of Action

Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today, March 4, is the Day of Action to Defend Public Education, a movement that originated in California last fall in response to threats of staggeri...

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Berkeley RIOT: Fire, Destruction

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Overnight, an impromptu riot to protest budget cuts and tuition increases at the University of California-Berkeley snowballed to include more than 200...

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