Thursday, February 12




Power plants must pay consequences

Water regulators' recent vote to phase out "once-through" cooling systems in 19 of California's power plants may not have won them many friends in the energy industry, but for those who enjoy California's diverse and beautiful coastal ecosystems, the move comes as welcome news. Read more...



Pedestrians need protection

Most students can relate to the stress of standing at the bottom of the Saxon Steps, rapidly looking both ways on Gayley Avenue and toward the goal of Landfair Avenue, waiting for oncoming traffic to cease. At all hours of the day and night, students make the crossing from the Saxon Steps to the apartments. This is not the only poorly designed element of our campus that presents a danger to students. With the rise in the issuance of jaywalking tickets to students, campus designers and university police should realign their priorities to reflect increased prevention, rather than the punishment, for unsafe transportation corridors in the Westwood area. Read more...