Great strides have been taken at the University of California to reform admissions policy to make it accessible to more students. But unless the university wants to teach them in an overcrowded environment with strained resources, it’s going to have to find a way to pay for it on its own. Read more...

I’m sure that just from the headline, a number of readers have already quickly jerked their eyes to another story, and many who haven’t (male and female) are either nodding their heads or noticing that their blood has begun to bubble. Read more...

If students at the University of California were interested in being held financially responsible for ensuring their quality of education, they would have gone to private schools in the first place. Read more...

Finally, a breath of fresh air from a much needed wind of change. Last Thursday, House Democrats voted Nancy Pelosi their minority leader 177-29, after weeks of ridiculous debate over the threat of her being too liberal to lead the party to a desperately needed comeback, but I couldn’t imagine a better woman for the job. Read more...

Now that University of California President Richard Atkinson has announced his resignation, the university faces the daunting task of finding a replacement able to continue guiding the UC through the changes he implemented. Read more...

As I sat in deep contemplation under a banyan tree with my mocha frappe, I came to an important conclusion: War must be eliminated. People shouldn’t have to go to war just because the president says so. Read more...

Saddam Hussein agreed yesterday to allow U.N. weapons inspectors into Iraq, a surprise given the Iraqi parliament’s vehement condemnation of the U.N. resolution on Tuesday. Hussein’s compliance with the resolution pushes back the possibility of President Bush mounting a unilateral, preemptive war against Iraq for at least a little while. Read more...