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University of California stories: 13 news summaries
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University of California Imposes 32% Tuition Hike

Students demonstrate as regents vote at UCLA

Nov 19, 09 5:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Student protesters chanted “Shame on you! Shame on you!” on the UCLA campus today as the University of California board of regents approved a whopping 32% tuition hike. A year at a UC school—not including room and board—will now cost $10,300, three times the price... More »

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California • budget • UCLA • University of California • college tuition

 UC Students Protest 
 Ahead of 32% Fee Hike 

College moving out of reach, students charge

Nov 19, 09 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Angry students took to the streets yesterday to blast a proposed 32% fee hike for University of California schools. The Board of Regents is expected to finalize the increase today during a meeting at UCLA. It will hike tuition bills some $2,500. UC students will soon be paying $10,... More »

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California • UCLA • University of California • Berkeley • college tuition • students • Board of Regents • student protests

 Santa Cruz Seeks 
 Deadhead Archivist 

UC offers $70K for job made in hippie heaven

Nov 11, 09 3:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Far out. The University of Santa Cruz is seeking an archivist to help handle its horde of Grateful Dead material—for a very un-hippie-like $70,000 salary, plus benefits. The school is seeking a "creative" professional with a master's degree, and preferably "expert knowledge" of the "history... More »

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music • California • rock and roll • University of California • Santa Cruz • Grateful Dead • Jerry Garcia • UC Santa Cruz • Bob Weir • David Grisman • archives

 Flu Battles at Camp 
 Spark Fears for 
 School Year 

Purell abounds; symptomatic kids sent home

Jul 27, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - With a swine flu resurgence expected in the fall—before an H1N1 vaccine is available—schools are getting a head start on fighting the disease, the Los Angeles Times reports. The scene at summer camps may provide a preview: Hundreds of youngsters in Southern California alone have been sent home... More »

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health • disease • children • school • college • university • University of California • epidemiology • summer camp • swine flu • H1N1 virus • sleepaway camp

(Newser) - California's budget crisis has taken an $813 million toll on its famed UC system, Time reports. The University of California's 10 campuses are attempting to deal with the 20% budget cut by instituting mandatory furloughs for 80% of staff, drastically cutting or even freezing new hires, and increasing tuition by... More »

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California • higher education • UC Berkeley • University of California • college tuition • budget deficit • budget gap • hiring freeze • furlough

Michelle to
California Grads:
We Need You

First lady exhorts public service as 12K attend speech to 500 grads

May 17, 09 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - While her husband’s commencement speeches were plagued by controversy, Michelle Obama received adoration from graduates at the University of California, Merced, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. During a 29-minute address on a 100-degree day, the first lady encouraged graduates to pursue public service careers. “We are going to... More »

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California • Michelle Obama • University of California • graduation • commencement speech • college graduates • public service • Merced

 New Lichen Named for Obama 


Apr 16, 09 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The latest honor for the president: A University of California scientist has named a new species of lichen after him, the Los Angeles Times reports. It's a compliment. The scientist did much of his research on Caloplaca obamae during the campaign and says the strain shares a characteristic with the... More »

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University of California • scientist • honor • President Obama • lichen

 Porn Comes to Calif. Campus 

Free skin flick spices up discussion of gender issues

Apr 1, 09 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge—a hardcore porn film—will be shown for free at a seminar tomorrow on the campus of the University of California-Davis, KCRA-TV reports. The school’s Entertainment Council said it means to use the film as a lighthearted way to invite discussion of serious gender... More »

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gender • pornography • sexuality • University of California • porn star • UC-Davis

(AP) - Seniors at the University of California, Merced, couldn't rely on a wealthy and established network of alumni to reel in a famous commencement speaker. The UC system's newest campus has yet to graduate a full senior class and only has a handful of alumni. But that didn't keep this year's... More »

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California • Michelle Obama • college • University of California • commencement speech • Merced • founding class

UC Davis Band Marches Into Trouble

Director blows whistle on students' stripping, boozy debauchery

Oct 7, 08 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - At a trumpet player's cry of "naked van", unruly band members at the University of California Davis stripped to their skivvies on a trip, ignoring their director's orders to get dressed, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The prank fell so flat with the director that he's filed a complaint... More »

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University of California • University of California Davis • bands • marching bands

Berkeley Student
Stabbed
to Death

Senior killed in fight outside sorority house

May 5, 08 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A University of California-Berkeley senior was fatally stabbed after an ugly screaming match outside a sorority house, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. It wasn't immediately clear what the fight was about. A student who attends Berkeley City College and was seen tossing away a bloodied knife has confessed to the... More »

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crime • murder • University of California • stabbing

D-1 Dreams Dashed, Player Invents His Own

Football scholarship
to Cal? Nevada senior admits he made it up

Feb 7, 08 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Nevada football player Kevin Hart's proudest moment came last Friday when he stood before his entire school and announced that he had accepted a scholarship to play D-1 ball at Cal. His most crushing came yesterday when he admitted he made the whole story up, reports the Washington Post—after... More »

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NCAA football • University of California • Nevada • Fernley High School • Kevin Hart • Nevada Interscholastic Athletics Association • Lyon County • athletic scholarships

Toyota Tests Plug-In Hybrids

Jul 26, 07 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Toyota will provide two experimental plug-in electric hybrid cars to the University of California for road testing, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The new vehicles can travel 100 miles on a single gallon of gas after a boost from a rechargeable battery that plugs in to a standard 110-volt current. More »

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California • Toyota • battery • electricity • University of California • hybrid car • cars

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