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It's Now Cheaper To Go To School At Harvard Than In Cal State

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.06.2012 | College
Read More: UC Santa Cruz, California State University, Tuition Hikes, Student Debt, California Budget Cuts, UC Berkeley, Financial Aid, Harvard, Student Loans, Ivy Leagues, Yale, Student Protests, University of California, Princeton, College News, Cal State, Education Cuts, Cost of College, College News

Going to school at Harvard University is cheaper than attending a public university in California. According to the Bay Area News Group, a "family ...

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UC Berkeley Student In Coma After Falling Off Frat House

Posted 03.02.2012 | College
Read More: Student Injured, Uc Student, California Student, Student in Coma, University of California, College News, Mary Kusmiss, UC Berkeley, Berkeley Police, Daily Californian, Andrew Crowley, College Student, College News

A student at the University of California, Berkeley is in a coma and listed in critical condition after falling nearly three stories off of the side o...

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UC Berkeley Sells Million-Dollar Artwork For Mere Hundreds... Oops!

The Huffington Post | Caitlin Brown | Posted 02.23.2012 | College
Read More: UC Berkeley, Huntington Gardens, Art News, Sargent Johnson, College News, College News

That one man's trash is another's treasure plays out ever too fittingly in recent UC Berkeley news. In 2011, the Huntington acquired a redwood pane...

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Tyler Kingkade

Chancellor Birgeneau Told Officials 'Don't Back Down' After Batons Used On Protesters

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.21.2012 | College
Read More: Aclu, Foia, Occupy Cal, University of California, Police Violence, Occupy Protesters, Occupy Wall Street, UC Berkeley, Occupy Oakland, Aclu Northern California, Police Clash, Wendy Brown, Robert Birgeneau, Baton Use, Video, College News

NEW YORK -- Newly released emails show University of California, Berkeley officials did not initially object to the use of batons on nonviolent protes...

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Occupy The Truth: Whistleblowers Conference Rolls Into UC Berkeley

Greg Archer | Posted 04.16.2012 | San Francisco
Read More: Government, Government Bailout, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Activism, College, Federal Government, Protest, Occupy Wall Street, Government Spending, UC Berkeley, Bradley Manning, Bradley Manning Wikileaks, #Occupywallstreet, Annie Sprinkle, Occupy Movement, Video, Naomi Pitcairn, San Francisco News
Greg Archer

An upcoming three-day political huddle, dubbed "Occupy the Truth: Whistleblowers Conference," piqued my interest. Think of it as an advocate/activist/info-gathering fest.

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"I’ve Never Met A Person I Couldn’t Call A Beauty."

Posted 01.23.2012 | Arts
Read More: UC Berkeley, Andy Warhol Art, Andy Warhol, Video, Andy-Warhol-Polaroids, Polaroids, Berkeley Art Museum, Andy Warhol Portrait, Arts News

Andy Warhol reportedly once said, "I have Social Disease. I have to go out every night. If I stay home one night I start spreading rumors to my dogs."...

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Aaron Sankin

University Of California vs. Asian Americans?

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.05.2012 | San Francisco
Read More: U.C. Berkeley, Asian Americans College, Out-of-State Tuition, In-State Tuition, Uc Schools, California Budget Cuts, Asian Americans Uc Schools, U.C. San Diego, Asian American Students, Asian Americans in University of California System Decrease, China, San Francisco News

As the University of California looks to shore up its shaky financial situation in the face of decreased funding from Sacramento, the system's effort ...

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From Homeless Barracks to U.C. Berkeley: The Jamal Samuel Story

Linnie Frank Bailey | Posted 02.28.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Riverside, UC Berkeley, Linnie Frank Bailey, Valley Life Today, Homelessness, Jamal Samuel, Path of Life, Moreno Valley, North High School, Los Angeles News
Linnie Frank Bailey

The road to U.C. Berkeley was not an easy one for Moreno Valley's Jamal Samuel. Unbeknownst to most of his fellow students and teachers, Jamal spent his junior and senior year of high school at a homeless shelter.

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Anti-Semitism Claims Against UC Berkeley Dismissed

AP | Posted 02.28.2012 | College
Read More: Anti-Semitism, UC Berkeley, Berkeley-Anti-Semitism-Lawsuit, Berkeley, College News

BERKELEY, Calif. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two Jewish students who claimed the University of California, Berkeley, fost...

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U.C. Berkeley Anti-Semitism Lawsuit Dismissed

Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.27.2011 | San Francisco
Read More: Palestine, U.C. Berkeley, Students for Justice in Palestine, Muslim Students Association, Jessica Felber, u.s. Berkeley Anti-Semitism Lawsuit, Berkeley Anti-Semitism Lawsuit, Mark Yudof, Israel, Husam Zakharia, Apartheid Week, San Francisco News

A lawsuit by a Jewish U.C. Berkeley student claiming university officials did little to prevent the harassment of Jewish students during a protest eve...

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Robin Wilkey

FINALLY: UC Berkeley Students Get A Break

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 12.15.2011 | San Francisco
Read More: Uc Berkeley Middle Class, Occupy Berkeley, Uc Berkeley Occupy Movement, Uc Berkeley Tuition Increase, Uc Berkeley Middle Class Price Break, UC Berkeley, Uc Berkeley Cost, Uc Berkeley Tuition, Occupy Wall Streets, Uc Berkeley Middle Class Tuition, Uc Berkeley Middle Class Discount, Occupy Colleges, San Francisco News

While local support for the Occupy movement has been wavering, it seems the climate it created is starting to take place at one of the group's main ta...

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UC Berkeley Reopens Building After Fuel Spill

AP | Posted 02.12.2012 | College
Read More: UC Berkeley, Berkeley Reopens, The West, UC Berkeley Fuel Spill, Berkeley, College News

BERKELEY, Calif. — University of California, Berkeley officials on Monday reopened a campus building closed after 1,700 gallons of diesel fuel s...

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WATCH: Two Oil Spills Reach San Francisco Bay

Robin Wilkey | Posted 12.12.2011 | San Francisco
Read More: Uc Berkeley Diesel Spill, Video, Oil Spill, Diesel Spill, San Francisco Oil Spill, UC Berkeley, Uc Berkeley Oil Spill, Uc Oil Spill, Berkeley Oil Spill, Strawberry Creek Oil Spill, San Francisco News

On Sunday, a sinking tugboat in Richmond began leaking oil into the surrounding water. And on Saturday evening, a fuel leak at UC Berkeley's Stanley H...

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When Jews in Berkeley Vote to Cut Support for Israel

Bradley Burston | Posted 02.08.2012 | World
Read More: Jews, Boycott, Haaretz, Israel-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine. Palestinians, UC Berkeley, Hillel, Israel, United States, Bradley Burston, San Francisco, American Jews, Judaism, World News
Bradley Burston

Last week, when the Berkeley Jewish Student Union voted to bar J Street's student organization from membership, the message it sent was regrettably clear: The choice is up to you -- you can be welcomed as a Jew, or you can speak your mind on Israel.

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Tyler Kingkade

Campus Police Violence Is Nothing New In California

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.09.2011 | College
Read More: Video, Occupy Cal, Uc Chancellor, University of California, Police Violence, Occupy Protesters, Ucla, Occupy Wall Street, Wheeler Hall, Katehi, Robert Birgenau, UC Berkeley, Pepper Spray, Mark Yudof, UC Davis, Brazil Report, California Protests, College News

When students at the University of California, Berkeley, attempted to set up an Occupy Wall Street encampment, campus police answered on Nov. 9 with t...

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For College Admissions, 'I Am Not Asian'

AP | JESSE WASHINGTON | Posted 02.03.2012 | Home
Read More: Asian Students College Admissions, Video, Race in Admissions, Ivy League Schools, Asian Students, High School Seniors, University of California Berkeley, High School Students, Ivy League, Asian College Students, UC Berkeley, Race in College Admissions, Ethnicity in Admissions, Ivy League Admissions, College Admissions, Home News

Lanya Olmstead was born in Florida to a mother who immigrated from Taiwan and an American father of Norwegian ancestry. Ethnically, she considers hers...

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One Thing of Which I Am Certain

Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson | Posted 01.30.2012 | Arts
Read More: UC Berkeley, Art, Creative Time, Artist Ai Weiwei, Culture, David Wojnarowicz, Tobias Rehberger, Arts News
Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson

In my years as a curator of contemporary art, the question I have most frequently been asked is how I make the choices I make, how and why I select the artists that I do.

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What Does Occupy Movement Mean For Cal Business Students?

Turnstyle | Posted 01.23.2012 | College
Read More: UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business, Occupy Cal, Occupy Wall Street, Business, College, Students, Ows, College News
Turnstyle

By: Robyn Gee Photo Credit: Denise Tejada/Turnstyle News UC Berkeley students hold a rally at Sproul Plaza days after police confront student demonst...

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Ethical Leadership and Police Violence Against Protestors: Americans Deserve Better

Kevin Bell | Posted 01.23.2012 | Politics
Read More: Leadership, Linda Katehi, US Soldiers, Occupy Wallstreet, Police Violence, UC Berkeley, Ethical Leadership, Pepper-Spray-Occupy-Wall-St-Pepper-Spray-Anthony-Bologna, UC Davis, Uc Davis Pepper Spray, Veterans, Politics News
Kevin Bell

Police officers will only abuse their power to harm civilians if they believe that their chain of command will support their actions. These events happen because of the absolute failure of moral leadership by people like Chancellor Katehi.

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UC Berkeley Students To File Lawsuit Against University, Police

Turnstyle | Posted 01.22.2012 | College
Read More: Ows, Occupy Cal, Turnstyle News, Occupy Wall Sctreet, Police, UC Berkeley, First Amendment, #Oo, Chancellor, Fourth Amendment, Uc Berkeley Police, Occupy Oakland, #Ows, Bamn, College News
Turnstyle

By: Denise Tejada Photo Credit: DENISE TEJADA/Turnstyle News Protester Addresses Students Gathered In Front Of Sproul Hall. On Wednesday, 20 stude...

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Letter to President Obama From a Concerned College Student

Krystie Yandoli | Posted 01.22.2012 | College
Read More: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Occupy Colleges, Barack Obama, Occupy Wall Street, College News
Krystie Yandoli

With tears streaming down my face and a sinking feeling in my stomach, I ask you this simple task: please make an official statement about both incidents at UC Berkeley and UC Davis.

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Suppressing First Amendment Rights at Our Nation's Laboratories: Police Action Against Students at the University of California

Christina Gagnier | Posted 01.19.2012 | College
Read More: UC Berkeley, Pepper Spray, First Amendment Rights, First Amendment, UC Davis, University of California, Uc-Fee-Increases, Protest, Uc Davis Protesters, Uc Davis Pepper Spray, College News
Christina Gagnier

Universities are supposed to be laboratories in and of themselves, allowing students to explore their education and interests. This can include becoming passionate about issues and exercising one's First Amendment rights as an expression of such.

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WATCH: What Do Shepard Fairey And Buddhist Monks Have In Common?

Posted 11.18.2011 | Arts
Read More: Political Film, Jeff Durkin, Street Art, Burma, UC Berkeley, Nobel Peace Prize, Democracy, Art as a Weapon, Political Art, Aung San Suu Kyi, Buddhist Monk, Human Rights, Activism, Art Film, Shepard Fairey, Non-Violent Resistance, Arts News

An upcoming documentary, 'Art as a Weapon,' will allow viewers access into the closed country of Burma, and illuminate the intersection of street art,...

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AmEx Enters Higher Education Marketplace With Prepaid Student Accounts

Turnstyle | Posted 01.16.2012 | Home
Read More: American Express, Debt, Education, Turnstyle News, College, UC Berkeley, Credit Card, Student Loans, University of North Florida, Home News
Turnstyle

By: Robyn Gee Students at the University of North Florida now only need one item in their wallet to get around campus: their student ID. Starting on ...

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WATCH: Stephen Colbert Blasts Bloomberg Over Police Brutality

Posted 11.16.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Stephen Colbert, Bloomberg, NYPD Police Brutality, Mayor Bloomberg, Bloomberg Occupy Wall Street, Michael Bloomberg, Colbert Bloomberg, Occupy Wall Street, Police Brutality, UC Berkeley, Colbert Occupy Wall Street, Bloomberg Protestors, Video, Comedy News

When Occupy Wall Street first started, the protesters knew two things: They were in this for the long haul, and they could probably expect to clash wi...

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