The internet is abuzz over the Monday announcement that Trevor Noah is succeeding Jon Stewart on Comedy Central’s late night crown jewel and satirical news comedy program, “The Daily Show.” Some are dazed and confused. Such a reaction is understandable, considering that the two could not be more unalike. Stewart, who is a Jewish, short, […]
Author Archives: Arthur Wang
Arthur Wang: UCI’s response to R50-70 compromises student government’s independence
Hundreds of decisions are made by collegiate student bodies every day around the country. Not all of these decisions are airtight, but they aren’t scrutinized because few expect young people to be perfect politicians. One can only imagine how taken aback two representatives at the Associated Students of University of California at Irvine felt this […]
Arthur Wang: UCs, CSUs need to improve retention programs for underserved students
In politics, pipelines bring to mind President Barack Obama’s veto. In education, pipelines are important pathways from underserved public schools to the state’s public universities. At the California State University system, a decade of efforts have proved less-than-stellar, with African American enrollments declining rather than growing in spite of increased outreach to underserved and minority […]
Arthur Wang: Wal-Mart wage increase serves political ends over social responsibility
The retail giant Wal-Mart is an enormously profitable company, but it has never been a favorite among conscious consumers. Last week’s decision by executives to raise Wal-Mart’s wage floor from government-mandated minimums to $9, and eventually $10, an hour might be seen as an effort to turn its image around. It’s easy to see Wal-Mart’s […]
Arthur Wang: Millennials fail to recognize racism as continuing issue
“Lazy” and “entitled” – these inaccuracies have been used over and over by those older than us to characterize the millennial generation, which is currently coming of age and includes the vast majority of today’s college students. New research released earlier this month by UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute seems to suggest an addition to […]
Arthur Wang: Humans of New York fundraiser does not solve education inequality
Humans of New York, the popular photography blog by Brandon Stanton, is arguably the most-loved page on Facebook. And when an offhand remark by a Brooklyn middle school student about his principal turned into a wildly successful $1.2 million-and-counting fundraising drive to send students on field trips to Harvard, that status seemed to cement itself […]
Arthur Wang: Investment in California Community Colleges would bolster economy
Education should be for students, not for shareholders. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union proposal for free community college brought that issue to the forefront of national attention – and for very good reason, since community colleges currently enroll nearly half of U.S. college students. The positive economic impact of these schools justifies increased […]