Uc San Diego

Forgotten Man In Holding Cell Files $20 Million Claim Against DEA

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: 4/20, Video, UC San Diego, University of California, Drug-War, Marijuana, San Diego, 420, University of California San Diego, Drug Enforcement Administration, William R Sherman, Daniel Chong, Dea, $20 Million, Crime News

Daniel Chong, the 23-year-old UC San Diego student who spent nearly five days behind bars without food or water, wants $20 million from the Drug Enfor...

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U.S. Man Left In Cell For 4 Days Drank Own Urine To Survive

AP | JULIE WATSON and KEVIN FREKING | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: 4/20, Video, UC San Diego, University of California, Marijuana, San Diego, 420, University of California San Diego, Drug Enforcement Administration, William R Sherman, Daniel Chong, Dea, Crime News

SAN DIEGO -- The case of a detained college student who was forgotten in a holding cell for more than four days suggests a breakdown in procedure and ...

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UPDATE: DEA Apologizes To Forgotten Man In Holding Cell Forced To Drink Urine

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Wrongful Imprisonment, UC San Diego, Video, 5 Days Without Food or Water, Drug Enforcement Administration, Dea Leaves Man in Cell 5 Days, Dea Forgets About Inmate, Daniel Chong, Daniel Chong Dea, Dea, California Crime, Crime News

Update: The Drug Enforcement Administration has apologized to Danny Chong after he spent five days in a holding cell without food, water or a toilet, ...

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25 Universities With The Best Internet Buzz

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Ucla, College Rankings, Harvard, Virginia Tech, Ivy Leagues, Penn State, UC San Diego, Uc Berkely, Ivy League Schools, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Global Language Monitor, University of Virginia, Slidepollajax, Mit, Cornell, Opencourseware, College News

Which university has the best Internet brand equity? The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the best Internet buzz , according to the Global...

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The 15 Geekiest Colleges

Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Geeks, Reed College, Rice University, UC San Diego, Johns Hopkins University, Geeky Colleges, Top 15 Colleges, Georgia Tech, Caltech, Mit, Inside College, College News

Not every college is tailored toward the student who grew up wearing sweater vests and obsessing over their new TI-83 calculator. However, there a...

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University Of California vs. Asian Americans?

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: U.C. Berkeley, Asian Americans College, Out-of-State Tuition, In-State Tuition, Uc Schools, California Budget Cuts, Asian Americans Uc Schools, U.C. San Diego, Asian American Students, Asian Americans in University of California System Decrease, China, San Francisco News

As the University of California looks to shore up its shaky financial situation in the face of decreased funding from Sacramento, the system's effort ...

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Student Paper Publishes Wildly Obscene Article About Student Leader

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Koala Obscene Story, UC San Diego, Ucsd, Kris Gregorian, The Koala Attacks Student Leader, The Koala Defamation, The Koala, The West, Carli Thomas, Video, The Koala Ucsd, College News

Although UC San Diego student publication the Koala is known for pushing the envelope with questionable content, some think the paper crossed the line...

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The Impact Today and Tomorrow of Chalmers Johnson

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Chalmers Johnson led the way in understanding the dynamics of how states manipulated their policy conditions and environments to speed up economic growth. Johnson passed away Saturday; He was 79.

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Slain Woman's Body Found In Burning Car At UC-San Diego

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Julio Garcia-Puente, Uc San Diego Murder, University of California San Diego, Burning Car, UC San Diego, The West, Uc San Diego Slain Woman, College News

The charred body of a slain woman was found inside a burning car on the University of California, San Diego campus Saturday, the Associated Press repo...

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PHOTOS: Conservatives "Deconstruct" US World & News College Rankings, Trash UCs

Lance Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: UC San Diego, US News College Rankings Process, US News, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, Los Angeles News

This story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Lance Williams CampusReform.org says it was created "to give conservatives powerful new weapon...

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68 Black Students Will Enroll At UC San Diego As Freshmen This Fall

Posted 05.25.2011

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The University of California-San Diego's black enrollment will see a small increase this year, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sixty-eight black stu...

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UC Regents Consider Altering Admissions Policy In Response To Racist Incidents

The Daily Californian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: UC San Diego, Ucsd, Ucd, California College Racism, UC Regents, Affirmative Action, Berkeley, Ucla, California Racism, The West, UCSD Noose, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Racism, College News

A tense discussion of a "toxic" racial climate took center stage at last week's meeting of the UC Board of Regents. Board members responded to recen...

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UC Regents Discuss Diversity Under Heavy Security

The Golden Gate [X]Press | E | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: UC Santa Cruz, UC San Diego, University of California, UC Regents, UC Davis Swastika, Ucla, UC System, UC Berkeley, The West, UC Racist Incidents, UC Davis, Golden Gate [X]Press, Noose UCSD, UC Diversity, College News

The University of California Board of Regents met in San Francisco March 23 to discuss the future of the UC system and what changes need to be made. ...

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UC Panel Outlines Drastic Reforms

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The University of California Commission on the Future met today to discuss a host of major changes to the school system, including substantial student...

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California Students Look To Colleges In Other States

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California State, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, California Buget Cuts, Students Leaving California, Ucla, California Colleges, UC Irvine, California Universities, California Higher Education, California Higher Ed Cuts, The West, California Budget Crisis, UC Berkeley, California Furloughs, Uc Riverside, California Enrollment, College News

New reports indicate that more and more California students are leaving the state to pursue higher education. The San Jose Mercury News has more: Un...

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A UC San Diego Alum Responds To Racial Tensions On The Campus

Jenee Darden | Posted 05.25.2011

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I've been following the events since news broke of the infamous "Compton Cookout" black-face party, and my disgust has turned to disappointment.

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UC San Diego Satire Paper Chock-Full Of Racial Epithets

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The University of California-San Diego's student humor publication, the Koala, has come under fire for its latest issue, which tries to lampoon recent...

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Day Of Action: TOP MOMENTS

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Though yesterday's California-born Day of Action to Defend Public Education became a national event, activity was anchored in the Golden State. The st...

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March 4 Protests Roll On, UCSD Tries To Make Peace, Oakland Activists To Be Released

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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For students at UC Santa Cruz, the March 4 protests continued into March 5. At 5 a.m. PST this morning, protesters blocked the main entrance to cam...

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Day Of Action UPDATE: At March 4 Protests Rowdy CA Students, Reportedly Armed, Block Campus

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 05.25.2011

BERKELEY, Calif. — Students staged raucous rallies to protest education funding cuts on college campuses nationwide Thursday, but some demonstra...

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Day Of Action Dawns With Excitement; Protests Underway

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Students, professors, teachers and unions around the country will organize today to protest America's imperiled education system with more than 100 ev...

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The California Stem Cell Program: It Works, Why Mess With It?

Don C. Reed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senate Bill 1064, Cirm, California, Stem Cells, Catriona Jamieson, Leukemia, UC San Diego, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics News

Having brought in roughly one billion dollars in new money for the state, the California stem cell program is already a spectacular success. But there are other, more personal ways to judge it.

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California Readies For Day Of Action

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

University of California students are gearing up for Thursday, Mar. 4, the state's designated Student Day of Action to protest higher education budget...

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Five UC Students Arrested Lobbying At Capitol

The Daily Californian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: UC Arrests, UC Santa Cruz, UC Riots, Ucla, Mark Yudof Budget Crisis, UC Berkeley, UC Rally, Mark Yudof, Daily Californian, Arnold Schwarzenegger, UC Budget Cuts, California State Budget, UC Santa Barbara, Filiberto Nolasco, UC San Diego, The West, UC Protests, Student Day of Action, UC System, UC Budget Crisis, Jim Nielsen, UC Tuition Increases, California Arrests, California Higher Ed, California Budget Crisis, California Education, College News

While hundreds of students rallied in the state Capitol Monday, five students were arrested during the UC Student Association's annual lobbying day or...

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UCSD Noose Perpetrator Suspended, Tension Mounts

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: UCSD Protest, University of California San Diego, Ucla, UCLA Protest, Mark Yudof, The West, UCSD Noose, UC San Diego, UCSD Noose Hanging, UC San Diego Noose, UC Racism, UCSD Noose Suspension, UCSD Racism, California Racism, UCSD Racial Tension, UCSD Protests, Video, College News

The Los Angeles Times reported today that the student who admitted to hanging a noose in the library at the University of California-San Diego has bee...

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