With attempts to lessen the severity of California’s state budget, all UC campuses are being subjected to horrendous budget cuts that will seriously impact the quality of education and student life. The state government plans …

1. University of “Diversity”
In the first weeks of summer, Chancellor Birgeneau sent a mass e-mail to the student body regarding the university’s dire financial straits and his “leadership strategy”. Specifically mentioning the regents’ 9.3% increase …

Will Smelko, the new president of the Associated Students of the University of California, Berkeley, spoke with Editor-in-Chief Ann Marie Jelacich about his goals for the upcoming year.
California Patriot: What have you been doing this …

The internal affairs of a country are seldom consequential for the rest of the world, but the recent Honduran existential crisis has been forcing political thinkers around the world to take a closer look at …

A few years ago, the City of Oakland passed Measure DD, which permitted the city to issue about $200 million worth of bonds, the revenues being used to fund “safe parks and clean water”. A …

Last May, the Board of Regents of the University of California announced a 9.3% system-wide fee increase in response to the budget crisis the university is facing. This announcement was followed shortly by reports that …

Critics of the United States, both American and foreign, have constantly focused their attacks on the American foreign policy in the Middle East – most notably with the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. More …

Picture this: The United States is in the midst of a financial crisis. Businesses both large and small across the country are shutting their doors for good. Unemployment steadily rises as people find it harder …

Normally when I read, write, or even think about economics, my mind is full of nothing but glee. To illustrate: I have, on more than one occasion, stayed up past 3 AM to discuss monetary …

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