If the University of Hawaii has its way, fossil fuels could go the way of the dinosaurs. Last week, the University of Hawaii System voted to divest from coal, oil and gas companies. Read more...
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May 25, 11:41 pm
Chloe Lew: Campus safe spaces need expansion into classrooms
In the big, bad real world, there are no “safe spaces” – at least, that’s what the media has been warning college students lately. From The New York Times to Time, columnists have been condescendingly slamming college safe spaces for “coddling” and “infantilizing” our hypersensitive generation by letting students avoid uncomfortable truths. Read more...
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May 22, 12:08 am
Shani Shahmoon: Westwood should take steps to address issues affecting the homeless
Westwood, by most accounts, is an affluent part of Los Angeles, but walking through its streets, students are familiar with its homeless population. What they likely aren’t aware of is the countless laws criminalizing this group’s right to live without harassment. Read more...
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May 21, 1:13 am
Zoey Freedman: Raising minimum wage not enough to meet high LA housing costs
Although some L.A. residents’ paychecks may be growing in size over the next five years, it may not end up making the kind of difference they need. Read more...
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May 20, 12:12 am
Casey Kovarik: High stakes exams jeopardize student learning
There is a need for a refocusing of undergraduate education away from grades and tests toward learning. Education in primary school, secondary school and undergraduate programs emphasizes assessments and ranking of students to the detriment of learning. Read more...
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May 19, 12:00 am
Ara Shirinian: California budget revision would compromise quality of UC education
If the secret to good magic is misdirection, then Gov. Jerry Brown might soon be the next David Copperfield. On Thursday, Brown and University of California President Janet Napolitano announced a budget and tuition agreement as part of California’s May budget revision that will freeze tuition for the next two years for residents. Read more...
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May 18, 1:50 am
Arthur Wang: ‘Bloody Thursday’ defines lack of dialogue between UC, students
All of us cheered when Gov. Jerry Brown struck a “historic” deal with the University of California and its president, Janet Napolitano, freezing tuition increases for two years and promising annual 4 percent budgetary increases over the next four. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students occupied Murphy Hall to remember a student who died when the National Guard shot at a crowd of activists at UC Berkeley. (Daily Bruin file photo)