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UC admissions to give second chance to rejected students who failed to meet requirements

LOS ANGELES — The University of California, aiming to widen admission access for disadvantaged students, will give a second chance to thousands of rejected California high school applicants who had a qualifying 3.0 grade point average but failed to complete the required series of 15 college preparation courses.

Los Angeles Times

Lack Of Sleep ‘Makes People More Selfish’

Lack of sleep makes people more selfish, suggests a new study.

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Plan for iconic California park pits housing against history

California's eclectic city of Berkeley is renowned for its tie-dyed hippies and high-brow intellectuals, and now it's experiencing a 1960s flashback triggered by People’s Park

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Lifestyle: Lack of sleep can make a person selfish

Sleep deprivation has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, depression, diabetes, hypertension, and overall mortality. These new findings, however, show that a lack of sleep also impairs our basic social conscience, causing us to withdraw our desire and willingness to help others.

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University of California leaders propose limits on major athletics changes in wake of UCLA’s jump to Big Ten

LOS ANGELES — Concerned about UCLA’s hasty exit from the Pac-12, the University of California system leadership proposed Wednesday new rules that could limit campuses from making major decisions involving athletics contracts on their own.

Los Angeles Times

‘No time for inaction’: how a California refinery disaster created a generation of activists

Ten years ago, a fire in Richmond forced thousands to seek respiratory treatment. For young people, it was a transformative moment

The Guardian - US

California appeals court halts further construction at People's Park in Berkeley

In yet another setback to the University of California, Berkeley's plans to transform historic People's Park into housing for students and the homeless, a state appeals court has issued an injunction temporarily halting construction.

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Angry protests erupt as UC Berkeley fences off People’s Park for housing construction

BERKELEY, Calif. — As a team of police officers in riot gear kept watch in the predawn darkness, University of California, Berkeley construction workers fenced off historic People’s Park early Wednesday, the first step of a plan to turn the symbol of 1960s counterculture into housing for students and the…

Los Angeles Times

The Warriors unveiled their new ‘Statement Edition’ uniforms and everyone thinks they look like college jerseys

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UC and CSU campuses to provide cheap abortion pills amid California’s post-Roe push

LOS ANGELES — Abortion pills will soon be easily and cheaply available to students at the University of California and California State University under a state law aimed at expanding access to the medication to college students, a move that could become a flashpoint for anti-abortion groups vowing to challenge…

Los Angeles Times

With surging admissions demand, UC aims to grow by 33,000 California students by 2030

LOS ANGELES — The University of California, facing record surges in applications, is aiming to increase seats for California students by as many as 33,000 by 2030 — the equivalent of building a new campus.

Los Angeles Times

UC could grow by 33,000 California students, equivalent of new campus, to meet surging demand

The University of California, facing record surges in applications, could increase seats for California students by as many as 33,000 by 2030 — the equivalent of building a new campus.

Los Angeles Times

California governor wants UCLA to explain move to Big Ten

Gavin Newsom — an ex officio member of the University of California Board of Regents — is among others asking how the move will benefit all student-athletes, as well as how to mitigate the financial effects it will cause to UC Berkeley, California’s other public university in the Pac-12.

Chicago Sun-Times

California forests are vanishing as wildfires burn larger and more intensely

GREENVILLE, Calif. — A burn scar in Northern California offers an unsettling glimpse into what forests across the Sierra Nevada could become. Bare tree carcasses are strewn across the dun-colored hills. Rock outcroppings jut out like bones.

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The Independent UK

Newsom wants explanation from UCLA about move to Big Ten

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is demanding an explanation from UCLA officials about their move to the Big Ten Conference

Sports Illustrated

Gavin Newsom Demands Explanation From UCLA for Big Ten Move

The California governor previously expressed that the school didn’t warn or discuss the decision with the UC Board of Regents.

Los Angeles Times

J. Brady McCollough: With attack on UCLA’s Big Ten move, California Gov. Newsom conveniently forgets he pushed NIL domino

LOS ANGELES — Nearly three years ago, when Gov. Gavin Newsom joined LeBron James and his ensemble to sign California’s historic “Fair Pay to Play Act” into law on James’ HBO show “The Shop,” Newsom was more than happy to tell the truth about college sports. In fact, he seemed…

Los Angeles Times

Confidence in LAPD drops sharply, poll finds, but LA voters don’t want to shrink force

LOS ANGELES — Voters in Los Angeles have serious concerns about the Los Angeles Police Department but little interest in shrinking its size amid worries over rising crime, according to a new poll by UC Berkeley and The Times.

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Newsom, Bonta way ahead as California voters lean partisan, Times poll finds

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Voters will likely stick with their partisan preferences in two of California’s most consequential state primary races, giving Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta an easy leg up in the June 7 election, according to a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored…

The Guardian - US

More than 3,000 potentially harmful chemicals found in food packaging

International experts who analyzed more than 1,200 scientific studies warn chemicals are being consumed with unknown long-term impacts

WEKU

Look closely at those white Jaguars in San Francisco — no drivers!

The vehicles have been under development for years, but Google-owned Waymo and Cruise, which is owned by General Motors, are now offering robot-driven cars to ferry passengers in San Francisco.

Dynamite News

Scientists show that solar energy outperforms nuclear on powering crewed missions to Mars

Researchers from the University of California have argued that human ground expedition on Mars can be powered by solar energy harvesting.

Los Angeles Times

Financial shortfalls hamper college dreams. Here's what can help California students

Yajun Chen is an A student, but may turn down the University of California for a community college. Eric Xie-McCarthy achieved a 4.6 GPA in a rigorous course load, but had to consider forgoing a rich residential experience at his top choice, UC Berkeley, to save money and commute to…

Los Angeles Times

Student arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot staff at UC Berkeley

A 39-year-old student was charged earlier this week with two counts of making criminal threats to university staff at the University of California, Berkeley.

The Independent UK

Housing shortage, soaring rents squeeze US college students

College students squeezed by a massive housing shortage and rising rents are living in motels, commuting long distances or sleeping in their cars

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