Thursday, October 1

Students advocate solar power at rally

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Members of the University of California Board of Regents were greeted by the sight of about 20 UC students clad in bright orange T-shirts advocating solar power and energy conservation. Read more...



New Master Plan may limit enrollment

California’s new Master Plan for Education may cut down on the number of students admitted to the University of California, allege activists at UC Berkeley. The original Master Plan for Higher Education, written in 1960, guarantees admission to at least one UC campus for every student in the top 12.5 percent of the state’s high school seniors. Read more...


Academic calendar called into question

Faculty, staff and students will have something new to talk about with the release of a report about the semester system this week. The committee appointed to research the pros and cons of moving the UCLA calendar to semesters made its highly anticipated report available to the public via its Web site Tuesday. Read more...


Letters

Love is Christ’s message I could not fail to respond to the preacher who came to town last week. Evangelist Ray Comfort is quoted as saying that “when a Christian preaches the gospel, (the response) is always negative. Read more...



Speaks out

Do you notice a difference between professors and lecturers? Is there a difference in teaching quality or availability? Jonathan Foley Third-year, biology Professors seem to be a little less concerned with classes than lecturers. Read more...