Last this editorial board checked, the University of California is a public university system. That means affordable education for all Californians. But apparently, the UC Board of Regents have a different definition of “public.” This week, cloistered in the secluded meeting rooms of UC San Francisco, the regents will decide whether to raise student fees for the third consecutive year. Read more...

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For most, the time-honored tradition of the American road trip is an exercise in freedom, a chance to explore the limitless irresponsibility of the highway. Sufjan Stevens is making his way across the United States, one album at a time. Read more...

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Scotland was home to the G-8 summit last week, where the leaders of eight industrialized nations gathered to decide how they were going to behave in and toward the rest of the world in the years to come. Read more...

After nearly six months of unsuccessful negotiations with the University of California, nurses at UC medical and health centers voted last week to authorize the first strike in their union’s 21-year relationship with the university. Read more...

University of California officials are pushing for the removal of UC campuses from the National Merit Scholarship Program and are instead advocating the evaluation of student merit on a comprehensive basis. Read more...