With dozens of documentaries under his belt, the legendary Frederick Wiseman has found that "when you turn the camera off, the interesting thing will happen." That, in part, is why he is spending months on campus and shooting some 250 hours of film for his exploration of life at Berkeley. > Read the full article... |
Sarah Shourd, one of three Berkeley graduates arrested in Iran more than a year ago as they hiked along its border, was reunited with her mother in Oman on Tuesday after she was freed from a Tehran prison, CNN reports. President Obama and Shourd's family continue to press for her companions' freedom.
> Read the full article... Also: Campus welcomes the release, hopes for two more
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Concerned about shoring up the UC Retirement Plan, the University of California Board of Regents will vote Thursday on a proposal to increase pension contributions. If regents agree, employees would begin paying about 3.5 percent of annual pay in July 2011, rising to 5 percent in July 2012. UC would pay 7 percent in 2011 and 10 percent in 2012. > Read the full article... Also: UC Web forum on pensions, other issues Sept. 24
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