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Jewish life, like college campuses, could use a little more free speech
UC Berkeley suspends student’s course labeled anti-Israel by critics
The University of California, Berkeley, has suspended a student-led course, “Palestine: A Settler Colonial Analysis,” following an outcry from Jewish community leaders who called it biased, anti-Zionist and in violation of the university’s academic standards.
Wedding of lesbian activists, both 76, is a celebration of Jewish and ‘Aquarian’ traditions
When Shoshana Dembitz and Abigail Grafton first met, they spent several long moments gazing into each others’ eyes.
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg opens up to UC grads about her deep grief
Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, for the first time publicly described the depth of her grief following the death of her husband — at a commencement speech at the University of California, Berkeley.
Five killed, at least eight injured in Berkeley balcony collapse
Five young Irish citizens were killed and at least eight other people were injured when an apartment balcony collapsed early on Tuesday in the Californian city of Berkeley, Ireland\’s foreign minister said.
Campus Anti-Semitism at UC and Stanford
So far as we are concerned, Berkeley’s Golden Bears have already won the Stanford Axe, the trophy in their annual “Big Game” with the Cardinals, despite the fact college football season is still months away.
The Obamacare Apocalypse
Last week, a professor of physics and astronomy told The New York Times that the probability of an asteroid hitting the earth —- it happened over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in February, with the energy of 30 Hiroshimas —- isn\’t once in a century or two, it\’s once in a decade or two. It\’s only a matter of time before a Sarah Palin names these death rocks \”Obamacare asteroids.\”
UC Berkeley to open Center for Jewish Studies
The Berkeley campus of the University of California announced on Oct. 16 the launch of a Center for Jewish Studies, enhancing the state’s reputation as a magnet for scholars and students in the field.
UC Berkeley, Santa Cruz anti-Semitism complaints dismissed
The U.S. Department of Education has dismissed complaints against the University of California at Berkeley and Santa Cruz that had accused the universities of allowing a hostile environment for Jewish students to exist on campus.