Christmas came early for student activists last month after the University of California divested from private prisons. The UC quietly sold off its $25 million holdings in the Corrections Corporation of America and GEO Group, Inc., the two biggest for-profit prison companies in the United States, and G4S, the largest security company in the world on Dec. Read more...
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Online courses are normally popular due to the flexibility they entail. However, courses provided through the University of California Cross-Campus Enrollment still have a long way to go in terms of attracting more students. Read more...
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Trips to Israel are always made out to mean more than they do. Just this past winter break, countless trips to Israel were provided for college students. Read more...
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Yet another free speech column? Please, try to contain your excitement. Apparently we didn’t get nearly enough self-aggrandizing punditry and opining on all sides of the political spectrum in 2015 when that famous question took college campuses nationwide by storm: Should speech be limited in the name of tolerance? Read more...
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As the UCLA Bruin football team gears up for the next football game against Nebraska on Dec. 26, I have some concerns as a newfound spectator of the sport. Read more...
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With enrollment increasing over the next five years, students at the University of California are about to learn, painfully, that hindsight really is 20-20. Recently, UC Merced received full approval from the UC Regents to nearly double the campus’ capacity by 2020. Read more...
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The Hill seems to have it all: a newly renovated Saxon Suites beaming with high-quality glazed windows and an expensive barbecue area, a new 14,000-square-foot Bruin Fitness Center that features an extravagant design and all new equipment for undergraduate students, and even free HBO. Read more...
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