For everyone who ever thought that the FOX News slogan “fair and balanced” is a cruel joke, hope is at hand with the signing of comedian and best-selling author Al Franken as the lead man of a new liberal radio network ““ Progress Media. Read more...
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January 21, 9:00 pm
[Online exclusive] Media outlets often attack each other, not issues
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January 20, 9:00 pm
Immigration plan counteracts U.S. law and order
President Bush’s newly proposed immigration plan is very much in line with the two most crucial goals of our era: the establishment of a healthy economy and the preservation of national security. Read more...
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January 20, 9:00 pm
Bond issue would buy time to fix UC’s problems
By Daniel J.B. Mitchell In the current fiscal year, the University of California system is budgeted to receive $2.9 billion from the state’s General Fund, down from $3.2 billion last year. Read more...
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January 20, 9:00 pm
[Online exclusive] Admissions must consider student motivation
What should differentiate a high school hopeful wearing a UCLA sweatshirt from an accepted UCLA student? The answer should be obvious: a competitive minimum competency and a highly visible determination for success. Read more...
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January 20, 9:00 pm
Prop. 56 would help budget pass
Proposition 56 just might be the law that will save California. This March, Californians will vote on several different propositions; the most important of which is surely this one. Read more...
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January 15, 9:00 pm
Graduate fee increase will jeopardize UC’s quality, prestige
Last week, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger introduced his 2004-2005 state budget with the majority of the state knowing there would be deep cuts. During his campaign, Schwarzenegger made a key promise to protect education, which must include graduate education. Read more...
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January 14, 9:00 pm
Chirac’s proposed law discriminatory, hypocritical
Twenty schoolgirls in Lille, France have been expelled from school. According to French President Jacques Chirac, they are a threat to national cohesion, France’s founding principles of secularism and their behavior “is a sort of aggression that is difficult for us to accept.” You might think they formed a club at school dedicated to starting a revolution in the countryside where they would stage a military coup to overthrow the French government and replace it with a fanatical, religious regime. Read more...