Nation Jul 15 Berkeley moves toward removing police from traffic stops By Janie Har, Associated Press
Politics Sep 14 University of California, Berkeley ramps up security before Ben Shapiro speaks Authorities plan to seal off the campus' central hub, Sproul Plaza, and create a perimeter around several buildings, including where Ben Shapiro, a former editor of Breitbart News, was set to speak to a sold-out, 1,000-person audience. By Associated Press
Nation Aug 28 Black-clad anarchists swarm anti-hate rally in California BERKELEY, Calif. — An anti-hate rally was disrupted when scores of anarchists wearing black clothing and masks stormed the demonstration in Berkeley and attacked several supporters of President Donald Trump. But police were able to head off any wider violence. By Paul Elias and Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press
Nation Apr 23 UC Berkeley reschedules Ann Coulter talk — and raises thorny legal question A legal brouhaha at the University of California, Berkeley over rescheduling Ann Coulter’s speech shines a spotlight on an unanswered First Amendment question. By Kamala Kelkar
Education Feb 02 Trump suggests Berkeley could lose federal funds over violent protests at university President Trump suggests university could lose federal funds after California campus is latest to be inflamed by protests -- reportedly fueled by visiting mob from off the campus -- over appearances by the Breitbart writer and provocateur. By Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed
Dec 24 St. Louis County officer fatally shoots armed black teen By Joshua Barajas Tensions mounted in a St. Louis suburb Wednesday morning, after a Berkeley, Missouri police officer fatally shot an 18-year-old black man who pointed a handgun at him late Tuesday. Following the shooting, the dozens of protesters that descended onto the… Continue reading
Oct 16 Free speech, and what came after By Spencer Michels Fifty years ago this month, long before the Vietnam War, students on the U.C. Berkeley campus ignited protests over a ban on political activity -- a student movement that would morph into the huge, confrontational demonstrations of the early 1970s… Continue reading
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