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Law school students sentenced in Las Vegas bird beheading
Two UC Berkeley law school graduates accused of beheading a large exotic bird in Las Vegas entered their pleas in court this week. Three men -- the two graduates and a third-year law student -- were accused of chasing a 14-year-old helmeted guinea...Tags: Memorial Day, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Colleges and Universities, Trials
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USC, Berkeley mishandling sex crimes against women, Allred says
Attorney Gloria Allred announced Wednesday that complaints were filed against Swarthmore College, Dartmouth College, USC and UC Berkeley, alleging the colleges failed to follow federal laws regarding sex crimes. Allred said the colleges are not...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Dartmouth College, Sexual Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Safety at School
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Immigration: A wider better welcome mat
As an immigrant and an engineer, I know the magnetic pull that the United States exerts on anyone who dreams of a career in science. From the time I watched NASA technicians on television during the first lunar landing in 1969, I resolved to get the...
Tags: Interior Policy, Business, DREAM Act, University of California, Davis, NASA
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Jerry Brown says new Bay Bridge won't open 'unless it's ready'
BERKELEY -- Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday he was "digging deeply into" the questions surrounding the safety of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and said he could not commit to a scheduled Labor Day opening for the new span. "I take it very...Tags: Arts and Culture, Labor Day, Regional Authority, Government, Social Sciences
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Cal State trustees appoint new Cal State L.A president, others
William A. Covino, a veteran Florida and California administrator, was named Wednesday as the new president of Cal State L.A., becoming the first new leader of the El Sereno campus in 33 years. Covino’s selection was among a slate of...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, California Polytechnic State University, Barack Obama, California State University, Northridge, Columbia University
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Activists accuse colleges of not responding to sexual assault complaints
Students and activists joined together Wednesday to file complaints against colleges and universities nationwide alleging that the schools have failed to follow federal laws, including those involving the reporting of sexual assault crimes and...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Dartmouth College, Sexual Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, New York City
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Complaints filed against USC, UC Berkeley over rape reporting
Students and activists joined together Wednesday to file complaints against colleges and universities nationwide, alleging that the schools have failed to follow federal laws, including those involving the reporting of sexual assaults and discrimination....Tags: Dartmouth College, Sexual Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, New York City, Health and Safety at School
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The triumph of progressivism: Graduation 2013 and 1968
Many of you soon-to-be college graduates are determined to make the world a better place. Some of you are choosing careers in public service or joining nonprofits or volunteering in your communities. But many of you are cynical about politics. You see...Tags: Health Insurance, Rivers, Religion and Belief, Bank of America Corp., Martin Luther King Jr.
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Her job: Stopping wage theft
SACRAMENTO — Julie Su doesn't back down from fights when she thinks employers are cheating their workers. In her two years as California's top labor law enforcer, Su has taken on scores of unscrupulous businesses. As state labor commissioner,...
Tags: Laws, University of California, Los Angeles, Employment, Health and Safety at Work, Immigration
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Fed's Williams does not comment on economic outlook, policy
Reuters(Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams did not comment on the outlook for the U.S. economy or monetary policy in an address on Monday to students graduating from the University of California, Berkeley. Although the U.S. economy...Tags: Federal Reserve, Money and Monetary Policy
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Katherine L. Vaughns
Katherine L. Vaughns, a University of Maryland School of Law professor and secretary of the Center Stage board who immersed herself in the arts community, died of pancreatic cancer May 4 at a Sinai Hospital hospice unit. The Bolton Hill resident was 68....
Tags: Laws, Immigration, Movies, Crime, Law and Justice, University of Maryland, College Park
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COLUMN-Four ways to avoid bad decisions during a bull run
ReutersBy John Wasik CHICAGO, May 15 (Reuters) - Is the Dow's movement above 15,000 or the record close of the S&P 500 Index last week a buy signal? They may not mean anything, but most market watchers believe the rise is talismanic. Despite the lure of recent...Tags: Entertainment Events, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Nobel Prize Awards, S&P 500
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