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2 weeks ago | 
dailycal.org | Cara Hene
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME Local 3299, and University Professional and Technical Employees, or UPTE, Local 9119 went on strike Thursday across all UC campuses in response to the UC system’s hiring freeze, and in hopes of negotiating a new contract for workers.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailycal.org | Cara Hene
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, Local 3299 has filed two new unfair labor practice charges against the UC Board of Regents regarding the recent systemwide hiring freeze and alleged denial of employee benefits to certain workers. In one of the charges AFSCME filed with the California Public Employment Relations Board, or PERB, the union alleges that the UC system failed to provide notice and enter into bargaining prior to imposing the hiring freeze.
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1 month ago | 
dailycal.org | Cara Hene
Junior Britnee Stephen is running independently and unopposed for ASUC student advocate, aiming to strengthen the Student Advocate Office, or SAO, and its relationship with historically marginalized communities on campus. Stephen is running on platforms of antiracism, equity and inclusion, casework and office enhancement and working towards a restorative campus. “I will spend every minute in this position working to uphold a legacy of unwavering support for students,” Stephen said.
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1 month ago | 
dailycal.org | Cara Hene
The Green Initiative Fund, or UC Berkeley’s Campus Green Fund, awarded $5,000 to the Oak Woodland Restoration Project at UC Berkeley’s Hastings Natural History Reservation, or Hastings, last fall. The project aims to restore rare blue oak woodland habitat impacted by the October 2024 Piney Fire, according to the fund’s website.
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2 months ago | 
dailycal.org | Cara Hene
The Lawrence Hall of Science is set to open its new “Future of Food” exhibit this Saturday. The exhibit will explore the role of innovation, sustainability and robotics in future food production.
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2 months ago | 
dailycal.org | Lily Button |Cara Hene
Underpinning UC Berkeley’s world-renowned laboratories, research and numerous Nobel Prize winners lies a uniquely precise craft: scientific glassblowing. West Berkeley’s Adams & Chittenden Scientific Glass Coop has supported research and development, both locally and internationally for more than 30 years. The shop was founded in 1993 by Tom Adams and George Chittenden.
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May 27, 2024 | 
epigram.org.uk | Milan Perera |William Budd |Cara Hene |Sapphire Hope
Milan Perera, Deputy Editor As Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for a snap summer election, Bristol Student Union (SU) has vowed to ‘be doing our best to get as many people registered, and represented, as possible’ In the face of possible low turnouts. As the exam season and tenancy agreements are reaching a conclusion before the summer break, it is feared that the student turnout for the General Election will further plummet below the already low participation levels.
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May 26, 2024 | 
epigram.org.uk | William Budd |Cara Hene |Sapphire Hope |Louis Amor
By William Budd, First Year, HistoryA University of Bristol undergraduate demonstrated against the use of Forced Swim Test by university researchers on the grounds ‘of animal cruelty.’A first-year philosophy undergraduate has expressed her desire to see the Forced Swim Test halted immediately in a demonstration inside the social space of Senate House.
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May 26, 2024 | 
epigram.org.uk | Cara Hene |Sapphire Hope |Louis Amor
By Cara Hene, Digital Music EditorBeginning on January 29, the Bristol SU’s Housing Report 2024 surveyed 570 responses from current students to find out about the state of student housing in the most expensive rental city outside of London. 83 per cent of students said that their housing conditions were impacting them.
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May 15, 2024 | 
epigram.org.uk | Jake Paterson |Benji Chapman |Susie long |Cara Hene
By The Epigram Music TeamDeadline season is here: but fear not, Epigram Music is here to help. Whether its dissertations, assignments, projects and exams (or all four and more), the team have picked our favourite tunes to listen to when crunch time is upon us. So sit back: pick out a seat in your favourite library, put on your headphones and start up your focus sessions to get ready to lock in with some serious study bangers.
