Would you pay an extra 10 cents for fair trade coffee at ASUCLA coffee houses? Read more...
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Ashley Daum
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 22, 1:56 am
Conscientious Coffee: Students should make an effort to spend the extra dime for fair trade beverages
Before landing in your morning cup, your coffee lived a content, if uneventful life as a small, red berry on a small-scale family farm in Asia, Africa or Latin America. About 70 percent of beans are grown on such farms, according to a confederation of 15 anti-poverty organizations. Read more...
Opinion
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May 21, 12:39 am
In the know: _Canadian student protests_
In a situation similar to the Occupy demonstrations on University of California campuses this winter, Canadian students have been protesting their government's decision to increase public university tuition fees and suspend classes until August. Read more...
Opinion
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May 21, 12:34 am
In the know: _Humanities doctoral programs_
A doctoral program in humanities can now take almost a decade to complete. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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May 21, 12:21 am
State cap on nonresident students in the UC would be unreasonable
A state proposal to cap the University of California's number of nonresident students is both untimely and unreasonable. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 18, 12:51 am
Student complaints lost to deaf ears: Private collection agencies need centralized complaint system for students
Finding a job and paying back student loans are not the only challenges recent graduates face. The private agencies that collect debt and are contracted by the U.S. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 18, 12:48 am
Submission: Proposed “˜Conflict and Community in the Modern World’ GE requirement unrealistic for UCLA
This week UCLA faculty are voting on whether to require every new undergraduate in the College of Letters and Science starting next fall 2013, to take a general education course in "Conflict and Community in the Modern World." Read more...