Hopeful policies will change UC education for the better
Mark Yudof, President of the University of California from 2008 to 2013, led the UC system through fighting times when budget deficits were apparent, but responded with countervailing measures. Although he entered the position...
Humanities and STEM make strange but necessary bedfellows
"Oh, you're an English major? That's interesting." An assuring nod, a brief pause. "So, what are you planning to do with that?
I'm often inclined to wince whenever I hear this question posited before me,...
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 concern: On average, one person dies every hour because of...
Editorial: UC Davis’ “pepper-spray” cop strikes again — for $38,000
It’s a long time ago, but let’s backtrack about two years to Nov. 18, 2011. The Arab Spring was still going full steam ahead, with civil unrest in Syria and protests in Algeria and...
Editorial: Students can take the initiative to create a college town
It was in every college movie. Surely all of us saw it because it was one of those “expected” perks about a university we were all looking forward to: the college town.
After arduous hours...
The heartache and thousand natural shocks of college
To be, or not to be — that is the question many students ask themselves as they battle against the sundry rigors of college life on a daily basis. I remember a time during...
Loyola Marymount finds an abortion compromise
Recently, the Catholic institution Loyola Marymount University (LMU) decided to change its faculty’s health insurance by discontinuing financial coverage for elective abortions. Their decision has resulted in a controversial debate between those who believe...
Gov. Brown ignores partisans to find third option on gun control
Two weeks ago, 18 gun-related bills shot onto Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk. An unabashed partisan would have signed or vetoed all 18 together. But Gov. Brown took his time, duly examined each one and...
Editorial: New Middle Eastern Center provides resources and enlightenment for all
In a post-9/11 world, stereotypes of the Middle East have arisen and fogged the true culture and livelihood of its countries. The Middle East has been characterized, by some, under a single stigma of...
Troy University’s funding blurs lines between church and state
The Great Recession hit public universities hard. Facing dwindling revenues, states slashed their budgets in furious attempts to get back in the black, and public universities found themselves staring into the blade of the...