When Aryia Dattamajumdar, a campus junior and former Daily Californian staffer, received the news in her senior year of high school that she was accepted into UC Berkeley early with consideration for the Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholarship, she remembers screaming in excitement, hugging her family and wearing a Cal sweatshirt to school the next day.
UC Berkeley announces return of in-person services before fall semester
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As UC Berkeley prepares to return to its first in-person semester since spring 2020, many in-person student services will resume before the fall.
Beginning July 12, fully vaccinated students will have unrestricted access to certain facilities and services, including parts of the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union Building and certain libraries.
Students with a vaccine mandate exception may access in-person services but must wear face coverings inside any campus building in addition to being tested weekly.
“We are optimistic about our return to primarily in-person instruction this fall, even as we remain prepared to pivot to meet public health needs,” a campuswide email from Student Affairs reads. “If pandemic conditions worsen, the campus is prepared to return to remote instruction and operations, based upon advice or direction from public health official