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Students walk through Sproul Plaza on the University of California, Berkeley, campus on March 29, 2022, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Two men found dead at UC Berkeley; campus police say no foul play suspected

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Students walk past Sather Gate on the University of California, Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif., April 21, 2017. The University of California Board of Regents voted Thursday, July 18, 2024, to ban employees from posting political statements on the homepages of university websites, saying such comments could be interpreted as the university system's official view. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

UC Berkeley agrees to $1 million settlement over lawsuit accusing campus of ‘Jewish-free zones’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A sign marks 53 years of resistance at People's Park in Berkeley, Calif., on Aug. 16, 2022. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, signed a law to alter the state environmental law to say that developers do not need to consider noise from future residents as a form of environmental pollution, clearing the way for the construction of a controversial student housing project at the historic park. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

California governor signs bill to clear hurdles for student housing at Berkeley’s People’s Park

By Tran Nguyen - Associated Press

In a photo provided by Roxanne Cruz-de Hoyos, Gabriel Trujillo conducts field research for his doctorate in Arizona. His research across North America was tragically cut short last week in Mexico, where Trujillo’s father says he was shot seven times. Authorities discovered his body on June 22 in the state of Sonora, in northwest Mexico — days after his fiancée reported him missing. (Roxanne Cruz-de Hoyos via AP)

A California scholar’s research into a flowering shrub took him to Mexico and a violent death

By Stefanie Dazio and Fabiola Sánchez - Associated Press

Protesters attempt to push down a gate surrounding People's Park in Berkeley, Calif. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. Protesters gathered to decry the clearing out of the park in preparation for the development of student housing. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Protesters arrested at UC Berkeley after clash with police at People’s Park

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UC, Berkeley gets $252M donation for data center

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University of California, Berkeley student Magaly Mercado holds a protest sign as attendees leave a speech by conservative commentator Ann Coulter on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Berkeley, Calif. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on campus as Coulter delivered a talk titled &quot;Adios, America!&quot; (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

5 arrested at rally against Ann Coulter speech in Berkeley

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Police officers guard attendees leaving a speech by conservative commentator Ann Coulter on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Berkeley, Calif. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on campus as Coulter delivered a talk titled &quot;Adios, America!&quot; (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Ann Coulter ‘Adios, America!’ speech spurs protests, arrests at Cal-Berkeley

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UC Berkeley investigating attack on conservative activist

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UC Berkeley, conservative groups reach deal in speech suit

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FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, University of California, Berkeley police officers guard the building where Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos was to speak in Berkeley, Calif. In a cost breakdown released Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, the university said it spent almost $4 million on security during a one-month spate of free speech events last year, when the famously liberal campus became a flashpoint for country's political divisions. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

UC Berkeley spent $4 million for free speech event security

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

Lawyers: 4 sue city, UC Berkeley over injuries at riot

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ - Associated Press

Pro-First Amendment supporters rally at UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza before right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos made a brief appearance on campus in Berkeley, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Yiannopoulos was whisked away in a car after a brief appearance at the University of California, Berkeley that drew a few dozen supporters and a slightly larger crowd protesting the Yiannopoulos. (AP Photo/Daisy Nguyen) ** FILE **

Four people injured by rioters at Milo Yiannopoulos event sue Berkeley

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A group has put up flyers and a booth on Sproul Plaza calling for protesters to "Shut Down Milo Yiannopoulos" at the University of California, Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jocelyn Gecker) ** FILE **

Right-wing activist holds short, small California rally

By DAISY NGUYEN - Associated Press

A group has put up flyers and a booth on Sproul Plaza calling for protesters to "Shut Down Milo Yiannopoulos" at the University of California, Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jocelyn Gecker) ** FILE **

Latest: Right-wing activist holds short California rally

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A group has put up flyers and a booth on Sproul Plaza calling for protesters to "Shut Down Milo Yiannopoulos" at the University of California, Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jocelyn Gecker) ** FILE **

The Latest: Police prep for Yiannopoulous’ rally at Berkeley

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The Latest: Right-wing commentator says Berkeley event is on

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Milo Yiannopoulos speaks during a Feb. 21, 2017, news conference in New York. (Associated Press)

Milo Yiannopoulos event misses Berkeley deadlines

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Protesters shout before a speaking engagement by Ben Shapiro on the campus of the University of California Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. Several streets around the University of California, Berkeley, were closed off Thursday with concrete and plastic barriers ahead of an evening appearance by the conservative commentator, the latest polarizing event to raise concerns of violence on the famously liberal campus. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson) **FILE**

Nine arrested at Ben Shapiro speech as Berkeley officials express ‘relief’ that protest wasn’t worse

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 8, 2017, photo, a woman tapes flyers on a University of California, Berkeley campus bulletin board calling for a protest against right-wing speaker Ben Shapiro in Berkeley, Calif. The university will seal off large parts of its campus like a fortress with a closed perimeter and a &quot;very large&quot; visible police presence Thursday, Sept. 14. City and campus authorities anticipate demonstrations at a speech by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, a former Breitbart editor, and are preparing for possible violence with a variety of new strategies and tightened security. (AP Photo/Jocelyn Gecker)

The cost of free speech isn’t cheap at UC Berkeley

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press