UC Student Congress Recap
In response to attacks on accessibility to higher education in the late 1960s, University of California students mobilized to form what eventually became known as the University of California Student Association (UCSA). UCSA is a student government organization that advocates for all 240,000 UC students....
Top Acts at This Year’s FYF
Summer is well under way and what better way to spend a weekend than amid a crowd of strangers under the Los Angeles sun? Now in its 12th year, FYF — also known as Fuck Yeah Fest — has managed to stick to its...
Students Plan Protest at UC Regents Meeting on March 18
Students are planning to shut down the upcoming UC regents meeting on Wednesday, in protest of tuition increases and the Berkeley Global Campus (BGC) in Richmond, California. The agenda for the meeting does not include reversal of the previously approved tuition increase plan, as UC...
AATAT Prepares for Take Off
Arts and Entertainment reporter Gabrielle Garcia acts as Pia in the African American Theater Arts Troupe‘s (AATAT) production of “Black Eagles,” a play about black World War II. Read about her experiences rehearsing and working alongside other members of AATAT. SHOW em>February 19, 20, 21,...
AATAT Prepares for Take Off
Arts and Entertainment reporter Gabrielle Garcia acts as Pia in the African American Theater Arts Troupe‘s (AATAT) production of “Black Eagles,” a play about black World War II. Read about her experiences rehearsing and working alongside other members of AATAT. SHOWS February 19, 20, 21,...
Decisive Moments from the State of the Union
By Camille Carrillo and Alexa Lomberg Education “By the end of this decade, 2 in 3 job openings will require some higher education, 2 in 3. And yet, we still live in a country where too many bright, striving Americans are priced out of the...
New California Laws That Might Affect You
Hundreds of new laws will go into effect for the state of California in 2015. Most of the 930 new laws went into effect Jan. 1 while a few others, including a statewide ban on plastic bags and paid sick leave for workers, will go...
Braving Buhay
The last time I went to the Philippines was in 1996. I was two years old, so naturally, I don’t remember much. But after 18 years, I went back for spring break to visit relatives I had never actually met. We spent most of our...