Editorial: Yale students punished unfairly after providing a better course site
Yale University has made it clear that students’ right to explore the Internet is far less important than its command of authority over students.
In January 2012, two Yale students, Harry Yu and Peter Xu,...
Local elected officials should uphold and protect the values of their community, not ridicule...
Embroiled in yet another scandal, the Los Angeles City Council is facing backlash from Angelenos and Californians over leaked recordings from 2021 that display racist comments being made. City Council President, Nury Martinez, County...
The key to helping students graduate lies in offering support, not making classes easier
COVID-19 dealt a blow to the California State University system that was felt by faculty and students alike. When students began to drop out or take a year off because of the pandemic for...
Governor Cuomo’s resistance to religious pressure is an example for all politicians
Shortly after signing a bill that strengthened the legal protections to an abortion on Jan. 22, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York was met with condemnation by his religious constituents, some of who...
Editorial: Obama’s community college plan nice, but too big, too late
Issues concerning the rising tuition of higher education and how they might be mended have yet to stop floating in the air around every politician’s head, many of whom are forced to at least...
UC sanctuary campuses are needed to shield undocumented students
In response to the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, UC President Janet Napolitano promised last November not to comply with federal agencies who may seek to deport undocumented students on UC campuses. This move...
Newsom’s China visit is not the boon anyone was hoping for
Quote: “Realistically, too much damage has been done, and the situation is too far gone for this level of lackluster international cooperation to save anyone, much less the planet.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom, in a...
As COVID-19 rages on, the UC must begin preparing for an online fall 2020
Though thousands of lockdown protestors would like to believe otherwise, the COVID-19 pandemic has so far shown no clear signs of ending anytime soon. At time of writing, there are over 1,400 coronavirus-related fatalities...
The UC needs to care about students and workers the way they care about...
In the last year, UC President Michael Drake has faced a series of security breaches at his university-provided housing that both damaged the property and created concern for him and his family’s safety. Most...
Student engagement at UCR is lacking: what can we do?
Modernity has given birth to the “college experience,” a notion that an undergraduate degree encompasses more than just tedious coursework. It is an idea that college students receive an experience that allows them to...