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Drone Crash On Campus Turns Out To Be 'New Media Art'

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.07.2012 | College
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Students at the University of California-San Diego were surprised when an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, commonly referred to as a drone, crashed in the mid...

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WATCH: What Is Going On Here?

The Huffington Post | Alyssa Creamer | Posted 07.02.2012 | College
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Somehow, a house built to hang off the edge of a seven-story building is up to earthquake code in California. A bright blue east coast cottage look...

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

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.03.2012 | Crime
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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 07.03.2012 | Crime
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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 | Crime
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 | College
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 | College
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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Aaron Sankin

University Of California vs. Asian Americans?

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.05.2012 | San Francisco
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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 | College
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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 | Politics
Read More: Communism, Chalmers Johnson, National Security Affairs, Susan Glasser, US Foreign Policy, UC Berkeley, Mark Tilton, Marie Anchordoguy, China, Blowback, Japan, Japan Policy Research Institute, UC San Diego, Okinawa, E.B. Keehn, American Empire, Neoliberalism, Sheila Johnson, David Arase, Foreign Policy, Developmental State, Miti, Politics News
Steve Clemons

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 | College
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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 | Los Angeles
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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 | College
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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 | College
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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 | College
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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 | College
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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 | College
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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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UC San Diego Satire Paper Chock-Full Of Racial Epithets

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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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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A UC San Diego Alum Responds To Racial Tensions On The Campus

Jenee Darden | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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Jenee Darden

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

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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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: TOP MOMENTS

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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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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Day Of Action UPDATE: At March 4 Protests Rowdy CA Students, Reportedly Armed, Block Campus

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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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 | College
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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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California Readies For Day Of Action

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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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 | College
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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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