CA, why not affirmative action?
While affirmative action remains an imperfect policy, it will still take us a step closer to equal opportunity for everyone.
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The period talk
Thinking Outside the Binary
No matter how much I have distanced myself from womanhood, I still have to deal with a part of myself that is gendered by others.
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Vote ‘yes’ on Prop. 15 to save vital CA social programs
Not only would revenue from this tax raise be an important lifeline, but it could put an end to a profoundly inequitable part of California’s tax policy.
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So, what do we do now?
Cal in Color
Ethnic studies should be a requirement, backed by law, for all levels of education, for all kids, who will inherit the unjust systems we leave behind
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Juneteenth guide for allies: Support Bay Area Black businesses
Each year, Juneteenth commemorates a milestone to freedom for Black Americans. As Black people celebrate this weekend, support Black businesses and buy these products from a Bay Area business.
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Getting past wastewater’s ‘gak factor’ to save our most precious resource
But it remains the “gak” challenge of recycling wastewater: public education and outreach plays a critical role in meeting water supply needs.
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The guilted age
What on Earth
Environmentalists personalize environmental impacts, using them as weapons against the general public. Do you want to avoid this guilt, they ask? Better become a vegan.
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Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 ‘fails to address’ many student needs
Varsha Sarveshwar, the president of the UC Student Association, and Connor Strobel, the president of the UC Graduate and Professional Council, criticized the Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 for failing to address many student priorities in a joint statement released Tuesday.
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Education is not (yet) ‘the great equalizer’
Sorry, Horace Mann. You are wrong. Education cannot be “the great equalizer” –– or at least under the current conditions of the United States, it can’t be. We constantly hear from policymakers and politicians that education, particularly college education, can bridge racial and social inequalities, lead young people to enriching
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An unfulfilled dream
Cal in Color
I took all the depression, guilt and anger that I had constantly built up within me and took it upon myself to accomplish my father’s unfinished mission. It wasn’t easy to get back on my feet, and I worried that I would fail my father because even though I had a lot of passion and determination, I felt completely lost.
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