Tuesday, April 28


Hill to offer two new housing options

The Office of Residential Life will offer two new housing options next year, gender-neutral housing and a floor that will house students interested in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex and allied communities. Read more...


Obama intent on gun violence prevention

President Barack Obama announced plans on Wednesday to increase research on gun violence prevention and create model emergency response plans for schools, places of worship and institutions of higher education as part of 23 executive orders targeted to reduce gun violence. Read more...


Professor utilizes social media as a teaching tool

Instead of asking students to silence their cell phones and close the tabs on their Internet browsers, Camal is incorporating social media into his course, Music History 5: The History of Rock and Roll, this quarter. Read more...

Photo: Professor Jerome Camal is using Twitter and Spotify in his Music History 5: History of Rock and Roll course this quarter to engage with his students. This is his second time teaching the course, but first time using social media as a teaching tool.


UC may increase online courses

SAN FRANCISCO­­­­­— With insistent urging by the governor and in light of a failing online program, the University of California Board of Regents discussed ideas on Wednesday to increase the number of online courses at the UC – but have yet to lay out further concrete plans. Read more...

Photo: Gov. Jerry Brown, who is an ex-officio regent, speaks at the UC Board of Regents meeting at UC San Francisco on Wednesday.