Thursday, July 24th, 2008

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Editorial: UC should approve new admissions plan

There are a lot of tests required of college applicants in California. Besides whatever exams high school students across the state have to endure during school hours, UC applicants are required to take either the SAT or the ACT, as well as two SAT subject tests.

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Editorial: Online school can’t replace classroom experience

High gas prices, well above $4 a gallon in most parts of California as well as most parts of the country, have caused a new trend in higher education: online classes.

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Summer sports a throwback to youth

Baseball and its derivatives are marked by nostalgia and rooted in American tradition

01:12 a.m., July 7, 2008

Breathe it in.
Do you know what that is? It’s the sweet smell of summer. It is the scent of grilling hot dogs and hamburger patties on barbecues. The buzz of block parties and swimming pools, sprinklers and fireworks.

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Editorial: Universities should keep building names

12:54 a.m., July 7, 2008

The University of Pennsylvania recently came under fire for allowing a billionaire businessman to rename a campus building for his deceased ex-wife, after making a donation of $20 million.

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Editorial: New SAT policy helps rich, bad test takers


The College Board, the organization behind the SAT, announced a new policy that will allow college applicants to choose which test scores they want admissions officers to see and which ones they do not.

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Editorial: Tree-sitters rooted in community involvement

Tree-sitters at the University of California, Berkeley were granted a victory last week when a judge ruled the university must resolve lingering concerns about a major construction project that would, among other things, cause the death of a grove of coastal oak trees.

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Editorial: Capturing UCLA’s best and worst of the year

Four people at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta maintain a database of time capsules.

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Editorial:
Mighty Mic successfully entertains and informs

Thursday night marked the second annual Mighty Mic Human Rights Awareness Concert at Ackerman Grand Ballroom, and the event was a success on multiple levels.

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Editorial:
USAC should improve outreach to groups

The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s decision in 2006 to open up office space allocation was essential to the long-term vitality of student groups on campus.

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Editorial: Schools do well to drop SAT and ACT requirements

In a refreshing step toward improving the higher education admissions process, two colleges, Smith College and Wake Forest University, have recently lifted their SAT/ACT requirement for prospective students.

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