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As UC Berkeley Investigates Police Brutality Against Students Protesting Fee Hikes, a Report From Inside the Takeover of Wheeler Hall

The University of California, Berkeley is investigating allegations of police brutality against students and workers protesting fee hikes and budget cuts last week. 40 students were arrested Friday night after campus police entered Wheeler Hall, which the students had taken over earlier in the day. The students were part of a statewide movement protesting the UC Board of Regents decision to raise tuition by 32 percent. Independent journalist Brandon Jourdan, who was embedded with the students inside the occupied building on Friday, files a report for Democracy Now!. Ref. Source 7

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Report is critical of UC Berkeley response against protesters


Report is critical of UC Berkeley response against protesters Police Review Board says university should have more precise policies about use of force
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University Of California, Berkeley UFO & Writing Art Education Sciences

The University of California at Berkeley, the oldest and most prestigious member of a ten campus public education system, is also one of the finest research and teaching facilities in the world. The film, At Berkeley, shows the major aspects of university life, its intellectual and social mission, its obligation to the state and to larger ideas of higher education, as well as illustrates how decisions are made and implemented by the administration in collaboration with its various constituencies.

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Deficit threatens stability of UC Berkeley

The University of California Berkeley has a “substantial and growing” deficit and needs to reduce expenses and raise revenues to remain a premier public institution. The chancellor said he was forming a committee to find ways to reduce a $150 million deficit. Ref. Source 1l.

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UC Berkeley faculty weighs in on budget woes

Top UC Berkeley officials leading an ambitious effort to reshape the research institution are facing increasingly fierce reactions from their usual allies — the faculty. Plans to cope with a $150-million budget deficit are being met with strong criticism. Ref. Source 6w.