Friday, November 13

If you want the best, you have to test

Earlier this month, the UC Academic Student Employees and the University of California agreed to a new contract for teaching assistants that included wage increases, family-friendly benefits, anti-discrimination provisions and workload protections. Read more...


Amid praise, flames we must judge decorously

It may have been inevitable, but the wildfires that continue to ravage California and the corresponding government response have spawned untenable comparisons to Hurricane Katrina and what was largely considered an inadequate and mismanaged relief effort by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Read more...


Letters to the Editor

Don’t put restrictions on love In response to “Professor critiques academic legislation governing student-faculty romance” (News, Oct. 25), cheers to Professor Paul Abramson for taking the university to task for its “no exceptions” policy to student-teacher dating. Read more...





Math GEs don’t add up

I've rarely heard undergrads mention STATS 10, an introduction to statistical reasoning, without adding a dramatic groan, urging me to commiserate over their epic suffering. They dread it. Read more...