> while also running a campaign to weaponize towny NIMBYism against grad-students by accusing grads of taking housing that "rightfully" belongs to "real" Berkel

> while also running a campaign to weaponize towny NIMBYism against grad-students by accusing grads of taking housing that "rightfully" belongs to "real" Berkeley residents What? Why would UC Berkeley want to do that, to make itself less appealing as a destination for graduate studies? There’s zero incentive, this is such a silly hypothetical.