Still reeling from the Oakland warehouse fire that claimed 36 lives — including five people with ties to UC Berkeley — the campus community gathered today for a solemn vigil at Zellerbach Hall intended, in the words of Chancellor Nicholas Dirks, “to mourn, remember and celebrate those...Read more about Vigil for fire victims marks ‘loss to the world,’ times five
Donald Trump is adopting a softer tone on young undocumented immigrants granted work permits through an Obama-era directive that the president-elect has vowed to repeal once he's in the White House.
Vanessa Plotkin, a UC Berkeley student, and Griffin Madden, a UC Berkeley alumnus, have been identified as victims in the Oakland fire that occurred Friday, according to a press release issued by the city of Oakland on Tuesday night.
"He was probably the most memorable undergraduate student I've had in my years of teaching," said Luba Golburt, an associate professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, recalling the young man who was among 36 people to die in Friday night's horrific warehouse fire in...Read more about Griffin Madden recalled as gifted and ‘luminous’ by UC Berkeley professors
For Americans horrified by the fatal fire in Oakland, many did the only thing they could: open their wallets.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars have poured into two principal fund-raising campaigns since the warehouse fire in the city's Fruitvale neighborhood on Friday left at least 36...Read more about An Outpouring of Support in Oakland
The death count from the Oakland warehouse fire remained at 36 Tuesday morning, and officials said they do not expect to recover more victims from the ruins of the building. "Based on the areas that remain unsearched, I don't anticipate it going up," Battalion Chief Robert Lipp said of the death...Read more about Investigators find the area where the deadly fire began
Formerly incarcerated undergrads started a group on campus to offer mentoring, support, and advocacy to other former inmates.
The first day of his first semester at the University of California, Berkeley, Danny Murillo walked into the Cesar Chavez building and saw a white man with tattoos...Read more about The Ex-Con Scholars of Berkeley
UC Berkeley student Jenny Morris has been identified as a victim of the Oakland warehouse fire that took place Friday night, according to her friend, Christopher Jadallah. The status of UC Berkeley student Vanessa Plotkin, Morris' roommate who was reported to be missing after the fire, is still...Read more about UC Berkeley Student Jenny Morris identified as victim of Oakland warehouse fire
Last week the University of California announced that it will not cooperate with federal immigration agents and that it welcomes students, quote, "without regard to their immigration status." It's a move that could put the university directly in conflict with the Trump administration....Read more about University of California Pledges to Fight Trump On Immigration Policy