Uc berkeley articles
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Pro-Palestinian group takes over UC Berkeley building; university calls it 'crime scene'
Even after UC Berkeley officials struck a deal with student leaders of the university's longstanding pro-Palestinian encampment, a group of protesters took over an abandoned building on campus Wednesday, and some were later arrested. The protesters occupied Anna Head Alumnae Hall, a condemned building on campus that they unofficially renamed for a Palestinian child killed this year during Israeli military operations in Gaza. The building takeover began Wednesday, one day after demonstrators...
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Christopher Edley Jr., former dean of UC Berkeley School of Law, dies at 71
Christopher Edley Jr., a law professor and former dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law who served in senior positions for five presidential campaigns including those of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, has died. He was 71. His death was announced Friday morning by current Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky in a written message to staff. “Chris and I were law school classmates,” Chemerinsky wrote. “He has been a dear friend and has provided me invaluable wisdom and support in my years as a...
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California senate candidate blasts UC Berkeley for 'pandering' to anti-Israel protesters after debate canceled
FIRST ON FOX: The University of California, Berkeley canceled a fall debate between two California senate candidates in preparation for continued turmoil from continued campus protests. In email correspondence obtained by Fox News Digital, a debate, tentatively scheduled for early fall on the California campus between Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey, was canceled after the school determined that they "did not have the capacity to ensure a safe and civil event." "World...