Thursday, February 12

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

With a single well-crafted column, Jordan Manalastas ("Foolish DREAM Act strikers hungering for a spectacle," Aug. 9) managed to bring immigrant youths down from their self-righteous pedestal and really humble them. Read more...


Online degrees would ruin the UC

The value of the UC degree we are all pursuing will be drastically decreased if the UC Board of Regents decides to go through with a proposal to create a program to offer a UC bachelor’s degree completely online. Read more...


Studying no longer enough

Cramming for that latest exam, studying stacks of flashcards and poring over thousands of pages of assigned reading isn’t as indicative of the college experience as it once was. According to a study by UC researchers, students are studying less than ever. Read more...


Urge senator to push for DREAM

Eight UC students have committed to going hungry until California Sen. Dianne Feinstein pushes the Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors Act out of the Judiciary Committee to a vote in the Senate. I joined the students on Wednesday and began my fast for the DREAM. Read more...



California’s crippling crisis

The UC Board of Regents has once more confirmed the incompetence of the UC system apropos the Great Californian Fiscal Fiasco. Amid the tourniquets thrown around in this month’s Regents meetings, there are yet no signs of change for the university’s precarious position as it teeters on the brink of financial capsize. Read more...