Michael Rios
Three more contract deals struck between the UC and unions
According to deals struck between the UC and various unions, wages for university workers are slated to increase.
The University of California announced that it...
Restaurant Review: Elias Pita
Rating: 4.5/5
The slogan written on the menus and business cards of Elias Pita confidently states that the restaurant serves the “Best Middle Eastern Food”...
Have police done enough to improve their service to the community?
The problem of law enforcement abusing its power is one that many American citizens have either read about or seen in the news lately....
UC strikes deal with university nurses and librarians
After months of negotiations, two contract settlements were finally reached last week between the UC and its employees. The first: a five-year contract with...
News in brief
Congress called to reform student loan system
Just four months after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that the federal student loan debt topped $1...
Racially insensitive mascots reinforce negative stereotypes
Coachella Valley High School made national headlines this past month after the high school was asked by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) to change...
Eminem “The Marshall Mathers LP 2” Review
Attempting to pinpoint the single feature that made Eminem the best-selling artist of the past decade is a challenging and nearly futile task. After...
Lowering the blood alcohol content level can reduce drunk driving deaths
It’s an ugly truth: Each year, about 10,000 lives are lost in the United States because of drunk driving. It’s a nationwide cause for...
UC raises over $1.25 million in ‘Promise’ campaign
Since its launch in mid-September, the crowdfunding campaign known as “Promise for Education” has raised over $1.25 million in donations that will be used...
Napolitano promises to allocate $5 million to undocumented students
In her first major speech since being appointed President of the University of California (UC), Janet Napolitano promised to allocate a total of $15...