Changes to an existing wire-tapping law have the potential to pose a financial burden for universities and college students nationwide. The federal government is requiring universities to overhaul their Internet networks by spring of 2007 to allow law enforcement officials to better monitor online communication. Colleges and universities have protested, claiming the costs could total […]
Author Archives: Dagan Josephson
Critics question new panel
A new government commission met for the first time Monday to discuss improving higher education and creating a more skilled workforce. The new panel, the Commission on the Future of Higher Education, has been formed to address the changing economic and labor needs of the country, but there has been some opposition to the new […]
File-sharing lawsuits loom
Amid fresh lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America, UCLA is now awaiting subpoenas to be issued which would request the school to turn over information linking the IP addresses to student names. The RIAA launched a series of lawsuits on May 26 against illegal copyright infringement with seven of the 91 university […]
Precautions can help counter identity theft
It was only a few years ago that Rebecca Soll and her family went through an ordeal that they said they wish never happened. “He knew where we lived … it was really creepy,” the fourth-year political science and history student said. The Solls would get messages from delivery people confirming that packages had been […]
File-sharing lawsuits hit
The Recording Industry Association of America issued a new round of copyright infringement lawsuits for illegal file sharing last week, which includes seven UCLA students out of a total of 91 students nationwide. This second wave of lawsuits, issued May 26, was targeted against users of Internet2 ““ a specialized high-speed network used by university […]
Court ruling to affect pensions
A recent court ruling may affect the ways corporate America and the University of California deal with their pension plans. United Airlines won a May 10 court ruling allowing it to default on its four pension programs. The default, worth $6.6 billion, is the largest ever. While the UC is not under any pressure to […]
New stem cell agency chosen
San Francisco was selected to be the headquarters of a new government agency overseeing stem cell research on Friday, in a move that might boost the local economy. The installation of a headquarters is part of Proposition 71, which passed last fall with 59.1 percent of the vote. The measure authorized the creation of a […]