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Governor Schwarzenegger Should Wash his Mouth Out with Soap

Bob Ostertag | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Breaking Politics News, College Tuition, Mark Yudof, University of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, UC Protests, Student Protest, Politics News
Bob Ostertag

Governor Schwarzenegger called my students' protest against the recent 32% tuition increase at the University of California a "type of terrorism." Really. I'm not kidding. Shame on him.

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What's Next for California Education?

Tabby Biddle | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Los Angeles Unified School District, University of California, California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles, Charter Schools, Education Budget Cuts, California Education, Politics News
Tabby Biddle

Most of you have probably heard about the dire straits public schools in California face, but until you see some numbers comparing school budgets between last year and this year, it doesn't fully hit home.

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Let the New Partnership Begin

Mark Ridley-Thomas | Posted 12.07.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: La, Los Angeles County, King/Drew Medical Center, University of California, Chan Soon-Shiong Foundation, King Medical Center, UC Board of Regents, Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles News
Mark Ridley-Thomas

A partnership between the University of California and Los Angeles County to open a new hospital in South L.A. moved closer to reality with the unanimous approval of the UC Board of Regents.

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California: Killing the Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 12.03.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Paris Hilton, Senator Dave Cogdill, California Higher Education, Lindsay Lohan, California State University, Wal-Mart, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cfa, Public Higher Education, President Barack Obama, California State Politics, AB 656, Senator Dennis Hollingsworth, Board of Trustees, Assembly Bill 656, Home Depot, Higher Education, California Legislature, California Politics, Chancellor Charles Reed, CFA President Lillian Taiz, University of California, Jay Leno, Csu, California Faculty Association, Education Policy, Kfc, Mission Statement, California State University System, Los Angeles News
Joseph A. Palermo

Scwharzenegger and the Republicans who control California's finances have concluded it's not even worth trying to compete with India and China anymore, as evidenced by the "restructuring" of the California State University system.

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California College Tuition Costs To Increase 32 PERCENT Due To State Budget Crisis, Students Protest Hike

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 11.21.2009 | Business

Read More: College Tuition, Mark Yudof, University of California, Business News

BERKELEY, Calif. — The occupation of a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley, in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts ha...

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Wiping Blood Off White Buck Shoes

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Citigroup, President Obama, Orin Kramer, Realtytrac, JPMorgan Chase & Co., American International Group, Barack Obama, New York, Chrysler, Aig, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Dr. Daniel E. Fass, Morgan Stanley, University of California, General Motors, Wall Street, Bonus, Lehman Brothers, Great Recession, White Shoe, New York Times, U.S. Census, London Telegraph, David D. Kirkpatrick, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

In New York, the oldest and snobbiest financial ventures are called "white shoe" firms. Their arrogance, risky investments and confounding dealing in derivatives threw the rest of us into the Great Recession.

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The College Insider: Admissions Freak Out Countdown #3: The Squeeze Play - Early Decision, Budget Cuts, And No Vacancy Signs

Karen Stabiner | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Higher Education, University of California, California Budget Crisis, College Admissions, Early Decision, Admissions Freakout Countdown, Karen Stabiner, The College Insider, Living News
Karen Stabiner

Early applicants take up as much as 25 percent of an incoming class. If you're the kind of person who buys movie tickets on-line so you can choose the best seat, you know that the later it gets, the fewer options you have.

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Let's Get Our Priorities Straight

Gavin Newsom | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics News, University of California, Gavin Newsom, State University, Education, Gavin Newsom Education, San Francisco Education, Rainy Day Fund, San Francisco, College, Mayor Newsom, California, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

Cannibalizing our state's future through cuts to education is the exact opposite of the kind of reform and long-term thinking we need from our leaders in Sacramento.

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Does Higher Learning Mean Greener Learning?

Gay Browne | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green

Read More: University of Washington Tacoma, University of California, Harvard University, Allen Stanford, College, Duke University, University of Oregon, Greenopia, Colorado State University, Penn State University, Green News
Gay Browne

Greenopia announces its environmental ratings for the 100 largest schools in the US. At the top of the list were the University of Washington and the University of California at Santa Barbara.

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UC System Funding: Less Can't Masquerade as More

Mark Levine | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Uc, Education, University of California, College, Budget, California, Politics News
Mark Levine

Students are being hurt already and will suffer even more, while the state will find itself short hundreds of thousands of college-educated workers necessary to move back toward prosperity.

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America's Greenest Colleges: Did Your School Make the Grade?

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Journalists, College Students, Alma Mater, University of Vermont, Green Jobs, Oberlin, Alumni, Green, College Rankings, Coal, Academics, Colleges, University of Colorado, Rankings, Ratings, Sierra Club, Evergreen State College, Campuses, Energy, U.S. News & World Report, UC Santa Cruz, Administration, Ucla, UC Berkeley, University of Washington, Community Colleges, Students, Athletics, Transportation, Sports, Education, Energy Efficiency, University of California, Middlebury College, College, Waste Management, Sustainability, Food, Schools, Higher Education, College Graduates, College of the Atlantic, Green News
Avital Binshtock

While the good folks at U.S. News and World Report ascribe certain measurements of prestige to their college rankings, we rated schools based on what matters most to us.

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Inherent Personality, Inherent Eating Style

Donna Fish | Posted 08.18.2009 | Living

Read More: University of California, San Diego, New York Times Magazine, Eating Disorders, Diets, Childhood Eating Problems, National Eating Disorders Association, Eating Disorder Prevention, Frank Bruni Restaurant Critic, Walter Kaye MD, Living News
Donna Fish

Innate differences in appetite and hence, eating style and behavior, are coming to be better understood.

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Labor Pains at UCLA

Peter Dreier | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: University of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ucla, Budget, Labor Studies, California, Labor Center, Chancellor Gene Block, Politics News
Peter Dreier

The governor's decision to eliminate the UCLA Labor Center -- a valuable, nationally-recognized center of research, teaching, and community service -- is clearly a political maneuver, not a budget necessity.

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The Last Crisis at the University of California?

Saree Makdisi | Posted 08.15.2009 | Business

Read More: University of California, Budget, California, Uc, Budget Cuts, Business News
Saree Makdisi

State support once covered about 75 percent of the UC's core spending. Today, it covers less than half, and it is set to decline even further.

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Punishing the Poor

Joel Bridgeman | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, University of California, Child Welfare, California, California Budget Crisis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Eductaion Department, Politics News
Joel Bridgeman

Governor Schwarzenegger must be trying to live up to his image as the "Terminator". His proposed solution to handle California's fiscal mess is to cu...

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UCLA Students to Benefit Burma at the 3rd Annual Mighty Mic Concert

Levi Felix | Posted 05.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mighty Mic, Causecast, Concert, Benefit, Ucla, Burma, Ackerman Union, University of California, Myanmar, Benefit Concert, Entertainment News
Levi Felix

This student-run nonprofit concert attracts about 2,000 attendees annually and is fast becoming a UCLA tradition.

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Alan Hoffman Returns To Washington As VP-Elect Joe Biden's Deputy Chief Of Staff

Erin Medlicott | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: VP-Elect Joe Biden, U.S. Senate, Alan L. Hoffman, University of California, Chief of Staff, Sen. Joe Biden, Joe Biden, Obama-Biden, Biden for President, Rand Corporation, Politics News
Erin Medlicott

As U.S. Senator Joe Biden's (D-DE) Chief of Staff from 1998 through 2003, Alan L. Hoffman directed Biden's agenda, communications and political operations, and managed everything from legislative affairs to personnel.

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Obama Gives New American Hope

Shari Cohen | Posted 11.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Hometown Heroes, University of California, Election Day, First Time Voter Obama, Serbia, Obama, Yugoslavia, Immigration, New Voter, Barack Obama, American Citizen, Immigrant, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, Belgrade, Obama Immigrants, Voting, Home News
Shari Cohen

Meet Mitra, a 31 year old first time voter - I met her last weekend, volunteering at my local Obama campaign office. We've been working together eve...

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Forced Removal Of Berkeley Tree-Sitters Coming (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 10.10.2008 | Green

Read More: University of California, Berkeley, Protest, Berkeley Tree Sitters, Tree Sitters, Redwood Protest, Berkeley Redwood Protest, Green News

BERKELEY, Calif. -- UC Berkeley officials are preparing to remove the last remaining tree-sitters protesting a planned sports center next to Memorial...

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Solar Energy Breakthrough

Steven Crandell | Posted 08.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Dalai Lama, Renewable Energy Sources, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, University of California, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Photosynthesis, Professor Daniel Nocera, Climate Change, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US Leadership for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World, Green Energy, Solar Power, Appeal to the Next President of the United States, Green News
Steven Crandell

This week's discovery -- using solar power to mimic photosynthesis -- could help us use the huge abundance of sun energy in a way that can give power to people everywhere.

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Save The Oaks: Berkeley Protesters Continue To Tree Strike

New York Times | Jesse Mckinley | Posted 08.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Tree Strikers, University of California, Treehugging, Tree-Striking, Tree Striking, Protests, Environment, Environmentalism, Berkley Tree Protesters, Berkley Protesters, Berkley, Green News

A day after a judge cleared the way for the construction of an athletic center at the University of California, Berkeley, a clutch of protesters remai...

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Supreme Court Tosses Enron Bankers Suit, Dooms Other Cases

Los Angeles Times | David G. Savage | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Supreme Court, Merrill Lynch, Enron Dismissal, Enron Suit, University of California, Enron, Enron Case, Business News

The Supreme Court today dismissed a huge lawsuit growing out of the Enron debacle that sought to hold Wall Street bankers liable for scheming with the...

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UC Berkeley To Put Lectures On YouTube

AFP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: UC Berkeley, Youtube, University of California, YouTube Classes, Media News

A California university renowned for US history changing free speech and anti-war movements is embracing the Internet revolution by putting free video...

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