15 hrs ago | California Greening
CA State Education Budget Cuts and the Governor's Race
The recent upsurge of student strikes and rallies surrounding the CA budget cuts and education cutbacks are significant in their scale and scope.
23 hrs ago | Truthdig
California campuses have been rocked by protests this past week, provoked by massive student fee increases voted on by the University of California Board of Regents.
Anyone who has one knows that pets have personalities and quirks; they're members of the family rather than property.
Police Seek Help in Stabbing Death
Annapolis police are asking for the public's help finding whoever killed 22-year-old Kenneth Andrew Gram.
UC Davis Agrees Not To Punish Student Protesters
Officials at the University of California, Davis have agreed not pursue disciplinary action against 47 students arrested in protests over fee hikes and budget cuts.
UCSC demonstrators say they're not done; damage from Kerr Hall...
As campus officials continue to clean up the mess left behind by the three-day occupation of Kerr Hall at UC Santa Cruz, student organizers are rallying support and planning their next move.
Navarrette: Get used to disappointment
When the make-love-not-war generation finally got around to having kids, they were so proud of their accomplishment that they fawned over the little darlings and protectively adorned their minivans with yellow caution signs that warned of precious cargo: "Baby on Board." Now, after many years of being told they were special and entitled to endless ...
WASHINGTON a ' The Department of Homeland Security has spent $230 million to develop better technology for detecting smuggled nuclear bombs but has had to stop deploying the new machines because the United States has run out of a crucial raw material, experts say.
UC regents face outcry, prepare to hike fees 32%
Amid rowdy protests, a committee of the University of California regents voted Wednesday to raise student fees by 32 percent in two steps over the next year, bringing the annual cost of a UC education above $10,000 not including room, board or books.
Pros, cons seen in Town Hall closing
Residents appear to have little problem with Town Hall closing for two weeks, but there are those who disagree.
Kerr Hall Damaged in UC Santa Cruz Protest
A protest that saw dozens of University of California, Santa Cruz students barricading themselves inside the main campus administrative building came to an end Sunday.
Students rightfully protest tuition hikes
In the near future, MTSU students will be subjected to an increase in tuition cost.
Santa Cruz protesters occupy building
More than 200 protesters occupied Clark Kerr Hall at UC Santa Cruz Thursday, continuing protests that began Wednesday against UC regents' decision to hike fees by 32 percent.
Victim ID'd in fatal NYC subway seat stabbing
A subway passenger stabbed to death in front of horrified straphangers has been identified as 36-year-old Dwight Johnson of Brooklyn.
Demonstration At UC Santa Cruz Ends Peacefully
Officials at the University of California, Santa Cruz say dozens of protesters who were occupying the university's main administrative building have ended their protest.
Fall Passport brings new customers to SC wine region
For Bob and Catherine Cooper, making the rounds on the Fall Passport wine circuit isn't just a pleasant way to while away a sunny afternoon -- it's a big tradition.
More than 100 students angry about substantial fee hikes approved by University of California regents remained holed up in UC-Santa Cruz's Kerr Hall Saturday, refusing to leave unless administrators meet a shrinking list of demands.
UC regents give final approval to fee hikes
As angry students chanted outside, University of California regents Thursday approved a 32 percent fee increase that will raise the price of a UC education to more than $10,000 per year for the first time.
For much of Gary Bloom's career in education, his resume read much the same as many others who leave the classroom to take on leadership roles.
UC Santa Cruz remain barricaded after Berkeley arrests...
UC Santa Cruz remain barricaded after Berkeley arrests BERKELEY, Calif. Students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, aren't ceding any ground in their protests against fee hikes and budget cuts after 41 demonstrators were arrested at UC Berkeley.
Also on Topix