(KRON) — The encampment put up by pro-Palestine protesters at UC Berkeley will come down, Chancellor Carol Christ said in a letter on Tuesday that was acquired by KRON4. The encampment was sitting at the Savio Steps of Sproul Hall. UC Berkeley reached an agreement with the UCB Divest Coalition to take it down, a […]
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UC Berkeley opens civil rights investigation into backyard confrontation between a law professor and a student
The University of California, Berkeley, has opened a Title IX civil rights investigation into whether a law professor harassed a Muslim student during a dinner last month in the professor’s backyard. The investigation by the university’s Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination stems from an April 9 incident at the home of professor […]
I survived the Holocaust. What I see happening in Berkeley is frightening
Editor’s Note: Sanne DeWitt is a microbiologist, geneticist, researcher, and author of a memoir: “I Was Born In An Old Age Home”. She has lived in Berkeley, California since 1957, where she moved for advanced studies in microbiology and genetics, and worked there until her retirement. The views expressed here are those of the author. […]
Protest at UC Berkeley law school dinner and trillions of cicadas set to emerge: Morning Rundown
Ukraine warns it could lose its war against Russia as Congress delays crucial aid. A dinner for graduating law students becomes a flashpoint after a Palestinian student’s protest. And a once-in-a-lifetime cicada emergence is almost here. Here’s what to know today. Ukraine warns it could lose its war with Russia without U.S. help Alex Babenko […]
UC Berkeley parents hire private security over lack of security on campus amid continue area crime
A group of frustrated parents at UC Berkley have raised $40,000 to hire unarmed security guards to monitor city streets around the California campus after continued concerns of rising crime. Parents and community members of SafeBears, a nonprofit organization started in 2022, raised $40,000 at the end of 2023 to launch a pilot program to […]
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Berkeley professor apologizes after telling students to leave Bay Area ‘if you want a girlfriend’
A University of California Berkeley professor has apologized after he received a backlash for telling a student this week that dating is easier outside the Bay Area. “If you want a girlfriend, get out of the Bay Area,” computer science professor Jonathan Shewchuk told a student who asked him on an EdStem online discussion platform about work […]
Berkeley County man pronounced dead after weekend motorcycle crash near Martinsburg
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Berkeley County man was pronounced deceased after the motorcycle he was riding Saturday night northeast of Martinsburg hit a utility pole and he was ejected, according to West Virginia State Police. Ronald Scott Mumma, 36, of Falling Waters, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near Martinsburg, according to […]
UC Berkeley leadership condemns protest against Israeli speaker
(KRON) — Leadership at UC Berkeley leadership is speaking out against a protest that happened on campus Monday night. The University Chancellor Carol Christ said protestors turned violent when they broke into a campus building to try to stop an event that was set to feature a speaker from Israel. Road reopens at scene of […]
23 cars broken into at North Berkeley BART station
(KRON) — Twenty-three cars were burglarized at the North Berkeley BART station on Wednesday, BART confirmed to KRON4. There is limited information available about the break-ins, but police said Thursday afternoon that no arrests had been made. A’s deny involvement after beer vendor abruptly pulls out of fan fest BART officials did not confirm when […]
$40K worth of tools stolen from UC Berkeley campus construction site: police
(KRON) — Approximately $40,000 worth of construction tools were stolen in a burglary at UC Berkeley on Wednesday, according to campus police. The burglary happened at the North Campus Construction Site. Police said the burglary happened sometime between the early evening on Tuesday, Feb. 20 and the early morning on Wednesday. The suspect was possibly […]
Son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki found dead at UC Berkeley
Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki’s son, Marco Troper, has died. He was 19. University of California, Berkeley spokesperson Janet Gilmore told NBC News that on Feb. 13, a student living at a student housing complex located on the Clark Kerr Campus was found unresponsive at around 4:23 p.m. Troper’s grandmother, Esther Wojcicki, confirmed his identity […]