After almost six weeks of striking, the University of California graduate students and academic workers have agreed to negotiations with the UC system and have signed a new contract. The strike which disrupted most undergraduate curriculum across the nine UC campuses, and was described as “the biggest work stoppage ever at a U.S. institution of higher education,” has ended,...
Across all nine University of California campuses, the academic student worker union, UAW 2865, has now been on strike for a week as contract negotiations occur with UC administration. UAW represents more than 19,000 teaching assistants, graduate student instructors, tutors and readers across the UC system. These student workers are asking for cost of living pay increases, child-care subsidies,...
After months of negotiations, billionaire Elon Musk has finally purchased Twitter, appointing himself as the chief moderator of the social media site. Upon his acquisition of the company on Oct. 27, Musk has made several changes including firing hundreds of key employees in the guise of wanting to restore true “freedom of speech” to the platform. He has agreed...
Alden Global Capital, the second-largest newspaper publisher in the United States, has announced this election season that it will no longer endorse political candidates running for president, gubernatorial and senate positions. This shift comes as more people are paying attention to and realizing the importance of local elections. With a large majority of people now becoming more politically active,...
The United States is currently facing an epidemic of school shootings. While some have called for more gun control legislation to be passed, others believe that having a greater police presence on K-12 campuses will help reduce violence and eliminate shootings. Although police, in theory, should be the solution to safety concerns, their presence creates a hostile learning environment...
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 Federation of Labor President, Ron Herrera, and council members Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León are heard in the recordings making offensive remarks about councilmember...
In an unsurprising turn of events, on Oct. 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit voted to uphold a 2021 ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is illegal. While the program is still ongoing despite this ruling, it creates new fear for the Dreamers who arrived in this country as children and...
Being a college student is stressful enough with the many sacrifices people must undertake in order to succeed and finish their degree. Housing insecurity during a student’s higher education should not be a large concern, but for most students attending college in California, it is. The economy, combined with California’s housing shortage, has led to students being unable to...
The use of affirmative action has long been debated over, especially whether it should be used when examining applicants for higher education. In 1996, this practice was banned in California making it so that colleges and universities could not use a student’s race when looking at their application. This ban was done to help reduce racial discrimination, but has...
September 15 in the United States marks the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, a time meant to uplift and highlight the voices of the Latine community. During this month, along with other heritage and recognition months in the U.S., it is common to see brands and companies change their social media profile pictures or create a new slogan...