Wednesday, May 20

Court says no to schools

In a unanimous decision Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that universities must allow military recruiters on campus even if schools oppose the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which prohibits openly gay people from serving. Read more...


Libraries getting the digital treatment

When Laura Willeford went to Powell Library to research a paper last week, she left feeling frustrated. Willeford, a first-year undeclared student, said she had trouble finding useful sources for her art history paper. Read more...


UC ordered to repay fees

When Mo Kashmiri graduated from the UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law in 2004, he left with $130,000 of debt. But as a result of a ruling in his favor Monday, Kashmiri will likely see a few thousand taken off that amount. Read more...


A CLOSER LOOK: Magazines dealing with cuts

A few years ago, the staff of the student magazine La Gente de Aztlan printed 18,000 copies of each 32-page issue per quarter. Today, La Gente editor Jose Manuel Santillana, a fourth-year Chicano studies student, said his staff can only print 1,000 copies of each issue, which has diminished in size to 16 pages. Read more...


A CLOSER LOOK: Newspapers lose to online coverage

Forget the print edition. For her daily dose of current events, The New York Times Online is Rachel Landis’ homepage. In a technological age, Landis, a Jewish campus service core fellow at the Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA, prefers online sources for international and national news coverage. Read more...


Undie Run changes debated

Proposed changes to the Undie Run route do not sit well with some students planning to participate in this quarter’s Undie Run, especially since the administration’s involvement in making the changes marks the first time the university has seriously intervened in the historically student-run event. Read more...


Regents release salary reports

In an unusual move, the University of California Board of Regents released Friday executive salary reports that the board approved between its regularly scheduled meetings in an effort to improve fiscal transparency and calm criticism over past compensation practices. Read more...