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.
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.
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.
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.
Striking down medical marijuana
San Francisco's pro-pot district attorney discusses the long-term implications of the Supreme Court's ruling.
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
Wall Street Journal reporter disputes "linkalists" context; New York's cops scare me more than the crime rates.
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.
When Sid met Jim
The Rogan-Blumenthal showdown could be the most important confrontation in the impeachment trial.
The $50 million question
Can UC-Berkeley keep its independence from corporate pressures and accept a huge new biotech research grant?
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.
Fight the power!
How a conservative radio host is battling the leftist lock on the American Academy.
21st: Upgraded memories
Upgraded memories: By Jack Mingo. UC-Berkeley finds a home for a mountain of unique historical photos -- on the Web.
Alternative to
affirmative action?
Study.
A man's work is never done
An interview with Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind.

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