University of California

  • Let us commence

    At the Berkeley graduation I told the students that the secret to success was simple -- ignore your parents' expectations, give money to the ACLU, and find out the truth about who you are.
    By Anne Lamott June 6, 2003

  • Mau-mauing the Middle East

    Palestinians are the latest chic cause on campus. Now American Jews are trying to brand criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic -- and even un-American.
    By Michelle Goldberg September 30, 2002

  • Diversity drama at the University of California

    Black, Latino and Native American student numbers plunged when affirmative action ended. Now U.C. says they're back up -- but a close look at enrollment tells a more complex story.
    By Pamela Burdman June 24, 2002

  • After the SAT

    As the University of California considers dropping the test, admissions directors of two colleges talk about what happened after they made it optional.
    By Amy Benfer February 22, 2001

  • Striking down medical marijuana

    San Francisco's pro-pot district attorney discusses the long-term implications of the Supreme Court's ruling.
    By David Tuller August 31, 2000

  • Letters to the Editor

    Is it Spike Gillespie who should be restrained? Plus: Michael Lewis' bogus attack on J-schools; art should be about seeing, not theorizing.
    Letters to the Editor November 1, 1999

  • Letters to the Editor

    Wall Street Journal reporter disputes "linkalists" context; New York's cops scare me more than the crime rates.
    Letters to the Editor June 7, 1999

  • The monk, the philosopher and the cynic

    Jean-Frangois Revel and his son, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard, set out to have a spiritual dialogue -- but the cosmic harmony was shattered when Christopher Hitchens showed up.
    By Chris Colin March 10, 1999

  • When Sid met Jim

    The Rogan-Blumenthal showdown could be the most important confrontation in the impeachment trial.
    By Harry Jaffe February 3, 1999

  • The $50 million question

    Can UC-Berkeley keep its independence from corporate pressures and accept a huge new biotech research grant?
    By Kristi Coale October 15, 1998

  • Shunning and shaming

    The mother of murdered 7-year old Sherrice Iverson and hundreds of supporters confront do-nothing witness David Cash at UC-Berkeley.
    By Fiona Morgan August 28, 1998

  • Fight the power!

    How a conservative radio host is battling the leftist lock on the American Academy.
    By David Horowitz June 15, 1998

  • 21st: Upgraded memories

    Upgraded memories: By Jack Mingo. UC-Berkeley finds a home for a mountain of unique historical photos -- on the Web.
    By Jack Mingo December 16, 1997

  • Alternative to
    affirmative action?

    Study.
    By David Horowitz June 23, 1997

  • A man's work is never done

    An interview with Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind.
    By Kate Moses May 20, 1997
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