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University Of California President Michael Drake Will Step Down at End of the Academic Year

July 31, 2024 2:48 pmJuly 31, 2024 2:55 pm

University of California President Michael Drake announced on Wednesday that he will be stepping down from the position at the end of the year after less than five years in the post. Drake, a long-time University administrator, began his career...

USC Professor Cleared… And, Yes, Hamas Are Murderers

July 2, 2024 11:00 amJuly 2, 2024 11:01 am

Over the past few years there have been a plethora of stories about the speech police on college campuses. But it appears at USC, at least, being able to express your opinion is okay – for now. Economics Professor John...

A Living Parody: Alleged Berkeley Bomber Arrested

June 19, 2024 2:36 pmJune 19, 2024 2:36 pm

If you have recently been wondering why the world seems so awful these days, we may have found the poster boy. He’s a white guy with a PhD in African-American studies, he’s 34, he lives with his parents in their...

UCLA Strike – You May Need Therapy

May 28, 2024 2:55 amMay 28, 2024 2:56 am

It has not been a good few weeks for UCLA. While the students at their crosstown sister school – California State University, Los Angeles – have kept on working, taking classes, getting degrees – you know, college stuff – a...

UCLA Police Chief Reassigned Day Before Chancellor Testifies in of Congress

May 22, 2024 5:00 pmMay 22, 2024 5:01 pm

UCLA police chief John Thomas has been reassigned in the wake of the chaotic pro-Hamas protests engulfing the campus. The reassignment comes one day before UCLA Chancellor Gene Block will testify in front of Congress about antisemitism on campus and...

When the Press Becomes Narc: CNN Outing UCLA Counter-Protestors

May 21, 2024 8:15 amMay 21, 2024 8:15 am

In the aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riot, a call from federal law enforcement went out far and wide: help us identify who was there. If you were a neighbor or a friend or an acquaintance of someone you...

Globe Contributor: My Decision to Leave Academia

May 16, 2024 3:10 amMay 16, 2024 3:11 am

What do you do when your passion and career trajectory have been infected with amorality? This is the question I was forced to ask myself after over a decade of working toward what I thought was to be my goal:...