A giant cardboard mosquito made for the UC Berkeley class “Sculpture: Foundations.” Four students were arrested when they tried to hang it from Sather Gate on Monday. Credit: Hayes Gaboury/Daily Californian
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UCPD arrested four UC Berkeley students trying to hang a 5-foot-long cardboard mosquito off Sather Gate before the Turning Point event on Monday. As of Thursday, no charges had been filed. (Daily Cal)
The scene inside the Turning Point event. (SF Standard, SF Chronicle)
A 21-year-old Berkeley man has been charged with attempted murder after stabbing his father. (Berkeley Scanner)
A man with a sword was arrested at Willard Park after cutting a Berkeley police officer’s hand. (Berkeley Scanner)
A man was charged with sexually assaulting three women, including the bus driver, on an AC Transit bus as it drove through Berkeley. (East Bay Times)
A woman has been charged with trying to separate a father from his 3-year-old son at Dreamland Playground. (Berkeley Scanner)
Alameda County could lose up to 80% of hospital bed capacity in the event of a major earthquake, a new study has found. (Daily Cal)
More than 90% of Berkeley voters supported Proposition 50. (Daily Cal)
Philosopher Peter Singer, best known for his animal rights stances, spoke on the UC Berkeley campus, drawing backlash from students with disabilities. (Daily Cal)
The still-standing commercial complex at the southeast corner of Shattuck Avenue and Addison Street was announced a century ago. (East Bay Times)
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