Challenge: a class of eighth graders at a New York middle school, 24 hours, no texting. Result: initally severe anxiety, and a serious realization of their dependence on this social medium. Read more...
Opinion
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May 6, 9:00 pm
Hopefully, Arizona bill will incite wider reform
When refried beans are smeared in the shape of swastikas on a state Capitol's window, two things come to mind: Someone is mad, but at least refried beans are being put to some use. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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May 5, 9:49 pm
Editorial: Heated claims undermine USAC elections
Early Wednesday, all the Students First! signboards, both Defend Affirmative Action Party signboards and two Bruins United signboards, as well as dozens of other signs were either destroyed or removed in an act of senseless vandalism. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 5, 9:46 pm
The word “rape” should not be trivialized out of context
How many of your friends have ever told you that they've been raped by a midterm or a final? Maybe they were raped by their 15-page research paper that they started the night before it was due. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 5, 9:46 pm
Proposal AB 540 would open up institutionalized financial aid to undocumented UC students
SUBMITTED BY: Jasmine Hill, Luz Kumpel, Jose Valenzuela The University of California Commission on the Future has made a series of recommendations to the UC Board of Regents to determine the future direction of the UC. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 5, 9:44 pm
USAC candidate Jason Youdeem replies to MEChA’s accusations
SUBMITTED BY: Jason Youdeem As you are probably aware, the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections are currently in full swing. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 4, 9:00 pm
Irrelevant issue shouldn’t win votes
The Undergraduate Student Association Council election has always been a bastion of democracy, like a microcosm of real-world politick at the most trivial of levels. Read more...