Author Archives: Sarah Winter

A California public high school agreed this week not to teach intelligent design, the latest in several California legal cases addressing the place of intelligent design in public schools. Intelligent design, which holds that living beings are so complex they must have been created by a highly intelligent being, has raised questions about the role […]

With a successful economy behind him, the governor has been dropping hints of a state budget proposal that should show a boost for some key areas. The proposal will be revealed today. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has indicated that Californians will see an increase in funding in education, health care and infrastructure development. Opening a year […]

California students may be relieved from paying an extra $500 next year, thanks to a state surplus that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will use to offset planned student fee increases. Included in the proposed budget is an increase in the maximum amount incoming freshmen can receive from a Cal Grant scholarship from $8,322 to $9,708. The […]

David Saxon once defied university policy by refusing to sign an oath pledging that he was not a member of the Communist party, and was dismissed as a professor at UCLA, putting his career in jeopardy. He would overcome that setback, however, to go on to be president of the University of California. In the […]

Supporters and opponents of the controversial Proposition 73 both waited with bated breath Tuesday night, as vote counts for the passage or rejection of the statewide special election measure were extremely close. The proposition, if passed, would require physicians to notify a minor’s parent 48 hours before performing an abortion on her, except in the […]

Considered a danger to women’s health by opponents and a law necessary to protect minors by supporters, Proposition 73, if passed, will require new procedures for abortion notification for minors. Passage of the proposition on the Nov. 8 special election ballot would require minors to notify their parents or legal guardians of an abortion at […]