The Mills Campanil

The Berkeley tree-sitters are all back on the ground and the trees themselves have been felled, but for members of the Bay Area indigenous community, the fight is not over yet. The final four tree-sitters came down peacefully from their perches on Tuesday, Sept.… Post the First Comment

On Sept. 23, Mills students received a message that told them to "shelter in place" because there was "an active police incident on Seminary [Ave]." It also warned students not to go near the campus back gate. Renee Jadushlever sent the message, dated at 6:18 pm, to everyone who signed up for the emergency notification system.… Post the First Comment

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Once a stage for Mills traditions, Greek tragedies and community involvement, the 80-year-old Greek theater behind the Music Building is now closed-off and eroding. Graffiti is flaunted on its stage walls. Remnants of art projects, empty liquor bottles, what appear to be small bon-fire ashes, and previously, a shopping cart, have come to decorate the cracked stage and steps of the traditional Greek-styled, open-air theater.… 1 Comment

After three years of being offered at Mills College, the Nursing Program finally gained a class cadaver this semester. Students taking Human Anatomy for Nurses, a required course for nursing students, are using the body. Richard Cone, a visiting biology professor who teaches physiology and anatomy, believes that this acquisition is a great step forward for the program.… Post the First Comment

Critical Resistance will be holding its tenth anniversary celebration from Sept. 26-28. The event, titled "CR 10," will allow thousands of prison abolitionists to come together for an international conference, strategy session, and dozens of other discussions and activities.… Post the First Comment

After a nearly two-year struggle to gain a health center on the Mills College campus, the students of Choice USA have finally achieved their goal of procuring a location, but whether the location is permanent is in question. The Women's Health Resource Center was granted funding and will be located in Cowell this semester.… Post the First Comment

The Saligna eucalyptus, also called the Sydney Blue Gum, was finally chosen to replace the Tasmanian Blue Gum eucalyptuses that were removed the summer of 2007 from Kapiolani Road. The decision came after much debate and the collaborative work of faculty, students, staff, and consultants.… Post the First Comment

CHICAGO - If the Federal Reserve thought its $85 billion rescue of insurance giant American International Group Inc. would restore confidence in the U.S. financial system, it was sorely disappointed Wednesday. Banks are hoarding cash, investors are ravenous for "safe" U.… Post the First Comment