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 notably, President Drake’s home was spray-painted this past May with horrifying racial slurs in a profanity-laced tirade. Luckily, President Drake was not home at the...
For over 75 years, Palestinians have been stripped of their most basic human rights, exiled from their homes, and undergone genocide and ethnic cleansing by the false apartheid state of Israel. Since stepping foot into Palestine, Zionists have had no intention of co-existing with the native Palestinian people. Palestinians, known for being friendly and welcoming, offered open arms to...
According to the Public Policy Institute of California’s report, young people today are committing “far fewer” crimes as compared to the previous generations. The data reveals that juvenile arrests have declined nationwide over the last 24 years, dropping from 84% between 1996 and 2020. This trend mirrors the decline in arrest rates for California young adults as violent crime...
The traditional college pathway requires four years worth of time, effort and classes. There are a variety of different ways to earn a college degree outside of a four year university, and one of the most popular and effective ways is enrolling in community colleges. Recently, eight community colleges in California have decided to implement a new model of...
On Wednesday, October 4, over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers went on the largest healthcare strike in U.S. history. The strike, which consists mostly of nurses, medical technicians and support staff, is just the latest in a series of strikes sweeping the nation. According to a CNBC report, over 430,000 workers went on strike in 2023. Kaiser workers embarked on...
As the nation, as well as the rest of the globe, departs from the haze COVID-19, the structure of society seems to be returning to its pre-pandemic state. People are revisiting the scenes and activities they enjoyed before social distancing. This includes restaurants with indoor seating and family trips to the zoo. It seems as though more has been...
Education has become an important site for contentious issues, from parents’ rights to LGBTQIA+ rights to book bans. As Republican presidential candidates squared off for the primaries, education became a frontal issue despite not earning these individuals many political points. In California, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill in early September that takes aim at book bans in response...
Last Tuesday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy became the first House Speaker to be ousted by a “motion to vacate." In a 216-210 vote, McCarthy’s historic removal was led by a small group of right-wing House Republicans unhappy about his collaboration with Democrats. Leaving the chamber without a leader and an unknown future, Republicans’ chaos was not a shock. Rather, McCarthy’s...
From Anita Sarkeesian to Raisa Patel, news outlets ranging from local to national have had one journalist or another speak on the abuse that they deal with every day from their online readership. Overall, 73% have experienced some form of online violence or abuse. Online abuse can encompass harassment, threats, slurs and other threatening behavior that can make a...
On Saturday September 30, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck a surprising flashpoint spending deal with Democrats to avert a painstaking government shutdown, at least for 45 days. The deal was passed as part of a continuing resolution to keep the government funded until at least mid-November where Congress will steal the national spotlight once more to discuss another...