May 25, 2021
The University Medal was established in 1871, and this year celebrates its 150th anniversary. Candidates must have achieved a GPA of 3.96 or higher while overcoming significant challenges and making a positive impact on the lives of other people.
This year’s finalists:
Mira Cheng
Major: Molecular and cell biology, minor in global poverty and practice
Extracurricular: UC Berkeley Symphonic Orchestra (viola), Cal Triathlon club, Epsilon Eta environmental service fraternity
What’s next? Stanford University School of Medicine
Wildfires, the pandemic, economic stress, political turmoil what lasting impact will these historic events have on you and your class? “The events of the past four years have affected everyone differently, but I think, as a class, we are graduating with a particularly mature worldview and an intense determination to be agents of change. My own biggest takeaway from these events has been that, in times of crisis, the only thing that
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Independent candidate Gabrielle Sharp runs for ASUC Senate
Gabrielle Sharp, a UC Berkeley sophomore, is running independently for ASUC Senate on a platform focused on reinvesting in the community, bridging the divide between campus and city residents and serving the queer and transgender people of color community.
Sharp has been strongly involved in various campus organizations related to her platform, including the Black Student Union and the Black Recruitment and Retention Center. A passionate community organizer, Sharp hopes to uplift students’ progressive voices if elected.
“I believe that running for ASUC senate gives a students a platform,” Sharp said in an email. “I want to use that platform to uplift not only the student communities I belong to as a queer Black woman, but also to uplift the greater community in berkeley.”
The Wall Stands Only a Few Feet Tall. But What It Stands for is Significant.
For more than 50 years, “the wall” at Berkeley has been a place where Black students gather. Now it’s getting recognition.
By Ande Richards
WALLS HOLD A MYTHICAL PLACE IN OUR SOCIAL ORDER. Pilgrims push slips of paper with wishes and prayers into the many cracks of the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. The Great Wall of China is a spectacle of ancient defensive architecture and a symbol of strength. The Berlin Wall evolved from a barbed wire and cinder block line of demarcation into a series of 15-foot-high concrete walls separating East and West Germany. It was a Cold War monument to their conflicting ideologies.
African American Initiative expands support, aims to better campus climate
Maya Valluru/Staff
The African American Initiative at UC Berkeley is aiming to continue working to increase Black recruitment and retention rates. The initiative was created in 2015.
Last Updated February 4, 2021
Despite budget cuts faced by UC Berkeley, the African American Initiative, or AAI, hopes to continue its efforts to increase Black recruitment and retention rates, bolster support systems and cultivate a better campus climate.
In order for Black students to have a better UC Berkeley experience, campus needs to focus on equity and justice, according to Takiyah Jackson, AAI committee chair and the African American Student Development director. In fall 2020, the AAI hired its first academic counselor and four students to provide support services for scholar recipients, Jackson added.