Today student groups met with university officials to address changes to be made to the university's new dance policy. Formed as a result of having to pay out thousands of dollars due to riots this past fall, the current policy prohibits, among other things, advertising on the internet, selling tickets at the door, and inviting non-college student guests. The meeting brought together students from Indus, UC Ballroom Dancers, Berkeley Model UN, and Queer Alliance and university officials from the Office of Student Life, the LGBT resource center, and the ASUC Auxiliary.

No desicions were made at this time, but student concerns were noted and are to be passed on to the task force that will meet this summer to revise the dance policy.That committee will be chaired by John Cummins (Berdahl's Chief of Staff) and composed of representatives from OSL, UCPD, BPD, the Telegraph Merchants Association, various Berkeley resident groups, and the ASUC Auxiliary. More on this as it develops, but let's all hope some comprise can be reached that gives students reasonable freedom in dance planning, while protecting the university from having to dip into its $120,000 fund set aside for dance riots.Email This Post!