 Good evening Cal Bears. I'm Marion Haderally one of your new Berkeley beat anchors for this semester And these are the stories you need to know to get you through the week the Ebola outbreak and a potential cure right here on campus Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution and its impact throughout the world including UC Berkeley an update on the worst drought in California history and what Berkeley is doing in response and Finally the pick of the week a student organization worth checking out I'm Marion Haderally and the Berkeley beat starts now on this week's Cal crimes report last Thursday October 3rd One student was arrested on allegations of rape His was one of three cases reported last weekend two of which were confirmed to be at UC Berkeley affiliated fraternity houses in Light of Governor Jerry Browns. Yes means yes laws officials are cracking down on reports of sexual assault Last year reports of sexual assault on UC campuses rose by nearly 50% Officials are hopeful that the new law will help reverse that trend The largest Ebola outbreak in history has recently affected the United States The Cal campus community health services are currently working to reduce risk of exposure amongst our community in various ways Ranging from monitoring the Ebola outbreak to proactive planning with public health officials should it directly affect Cal Ongoing research is being made to determine the structure of the Ebola virus protein Researchers are utilizing UC Berkeley resources at the Berkeley Center for structural biology All of this is happening amidst the entero virus outbreak that has already affected six people in the Bay Area On October 1st students rally together on Sprout to demonstrate their support for democracy in Hong Kong and around the world in a movement known as the Umbrella Revolution Students and protesters alike are showing their support for non-violent student protesters who are facing tear gas batons and pepper spray and their pursuit of Democratic elections with UC Berkeley students is no exception and I feel like those of us who are born here in America We tend to take democracy for granted. We believe that democracy is something that everyone gets to enjoy when in fact That's not the case at all The Umbrella Revolution protests occurred amidst other protests as well Namely the free speech movement demonstration and the Cal Progressive Coalition sit in at the architecture and engineering building 50 years later free speech is very much alive and well at the UC Berkeley campus For more on this story make sure to check out CalConnect as the drought in California worsens this year UC Berkeley stresses the every drop counts campaign to create or reinforce personal water conservation habits as Chancellor Dirk notes the campaign offers information on simple actions that can make a big difference Since Governor Jerry Brown's declaration of drought emergency this past January It has become crucial for Californians to reduce daily water usage on UC Berkeley's end our campus is now over halfway to the goal of using 10% less water by 2020 roll on you bears For this week's pick of the week check out PAA the Pilipino American Alliance Established in 1969 the organization was started by Pilipino students to advance political economic and social justice PAA is especially active in this month of October, which is officially recognized as Pilipino American History Month You can check out PAA on Sproul this Friday, October 17th for Sproul Visibility Day Make sure to check out Cal TV's Facebook page to vote for next week's pick of the week That's all for this week Golden Bears. Stay tuned for Cal TV's next episode and as always go Bears