SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Thirteen audience members were arrested during the UC Board of Regents meeting Thursday after leading a protest and refusing to leave the room.
Author Archives: Constance Dillon
Regents discuss access
During the UC Board of Regents meeting at UC San Francisco on Wednesday, the board discussed financial support available for graduate students and findings from the regents’ Diversity Work Group and approved several increases and adjustments to faculty salaries throughout the system.
State’s exit exam pass rates don’t add up
A UCLA professor recently found that the state of California is presenting artificially high rates of students who passed the high school exit exam last year, the first year it was officially used.
Border-control views disputed
Though he said some critics call him a racist because he patrols the United States-Mexico border as a minuteman volunteer, Carl Braun said he patrols to ensure the safety and economic success of the United States.
L.O.G.I.C. to host debate on border policies, immigration
Though forced to reschedule because of security concerns, a debate on immigration will be held today to present students with two opposing views as to whether the California-Mexico border should be closed or kept open. The debate features Carl Braun, the executive director of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of California, a group that regulates […]
Program turns students into teachers
While helping out in an elementary-school classroom last year, James Beach said he watched kids’ eyes light up when they learned something new, which inspired him to teach after graduation
Show to celebrate facets of Nigerian culture
Kene Udoh said even years after moving to Los Angeles from Nigeria, he cannot part from his roots ““ he said he lives, breathes, and speaks about Nigeria at all times of the day. Udoh, a fourth-year psychology and neuroscience student, moved to Los Angeles from Nigeria at age 17 ““ leaving his family, friends […]