Should SAT I scores be the sole criteria of the University of California admissions process? As evidenced by his recent report criticizing UC Berkeley’s admissions policy, John Moores, chair of the UC Board of Regents, seems to think so. Read more...
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October 22, 9:00 pm
UC admissions report skewed, narrow-minded
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October 21, 9:00 pm
UCLA admissions probed
UCLA turned away over 1,000 students with high SAT scores in 2002 and admitted several hundred students with comparatively low SAT scores that same year, according to a report compiled by the university and released on Tuesday. Read more...
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October 21, 9:00 pm
A closer look: Ralphs worker fights to overcome life’s hardships
While attending the National Autonomous University in Mexico City, Norma Castro aspired to be a successful journalist in Mexico. But while working as a student journalist, Castro said she began to realize the limited economic opportunity in her home country. Read more...
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October 21, 9:00 pm
A closer look: Increase in shoppers observed
Nine days after grocery clerks across Southern California went on strike, third-year Japanese student Irene Chen crossed their picket line for the first time to buy some fruit at the Westwood Ralphs on Tuesday. Read more...
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October 21, 9:00 pm
A closer look: Dispute over health care benefits may backfire
From the grocery stores to the public transportation system to law enforcement, the average citizen in Los Angeles has recently encountered inconveniences due to strikes. The supermarket strike, the MTA strike and the sheriff’s sickouts all have one main issue in common ““ health care. Read more...
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October 21, 9:00 pm
Don’t make grim odds of strikers even worse
The United Food and Commercial Workers union deserves our support. They are facing incredibly long odds, fighting a battle against obstinate supermarket corporations with a strike that needs no justification by economic theory. Read more...
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October 21, 9:00 pm
Religion shouldn't fuel war
Words can be weapons. Which is why Lt. Gen William G. “Jerry” Boykin’s comments are so troubling. Boykin, who is one of the key figures in the war on terrorism, has repeatedly made questionable comments when discussing the various conflicts in which the United States is involved in the Middle East. Read more...