Student activism, dead or alive, has now become largely irrelevant to real change
BY GRACE YOON
With people living in trees, marching naked in front of California Hall, and passing out flyers in frenzied efforts to save trees, sweatshop workers, Darfur, the environment and all else in remote need of saving, it would be hard to say [...]

The diversity of student groups is the success story of a tolerant campus
BY DAVID HAMILTON
Activism at Berkeley has left the mainstream because the issues have, too. The wild protests of the ‘60s have stuck Berkeley with a reputation for activism that has persisted to this day. While the campus (and the world) have changed since [...]

Protests just aren’t what they used to be
BY STEPHEN WADE
When a student group advertised back in March for a “Free The U.C. Day”, there were several things I found laudable: lowering student fees, maintaining financial aid, and increasing the transparency of the Regent’s decision-making. A pity, as these topics were drowned out by the need [...]