Saturday, November 7, 2009

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  • State spends less on pupils

    June 4, 2007 at 1:46 a.m.

    California spends the most money on education of all 50 states, but due to its high volume of students, its spending per pupil falls squarely in the middle of the list, according to statistics recently released by the United States Census Bureau.
  • Recall effort targets Councilman Weiss

    May 29, 2007 at 1:02 a.m.

    Community members have begun a campaign to recall City Councilman Jack Weiss, citing concerns about excessive traffic and what they consider overdevelopment in Weiss’ district, which includes Westwood.
  • Panel gives a face to homeless issues

    May 15, 2007 at 2:04 a.m.

    David Pirtle said he remembers finding himself freezing in the rain, completely surrounded from head to toe with rats while sleeping in an abandoned building on the streets of New York.
  • Holocaust survivor tells story

    April 16, 2007 at 12:49 a.m.

    He said he remembers the exact address of the apartment on the bottom right-hand side of the building in Budapest, Hungary where he was born. The apartment on “Tobacco Street” ...
  • Price of pill to rise for students

    April 5, 2007 at 12:35 a.m.

    Due to the increasing cost of participating in Medicaid, many drug companies will no longer sell birth control to colleges at discounted prices, causing the cost of the pill to ...
  • Panel advises students about life off campus

    Feb. 21, 2007 at 1:04 a.m.

    A panel of four legal experts answered questions and advised students during a presentation covering leases and landlord responsibilities Tuesday in Covel Commons. The tenants’ rights workshop was hosted by ...
  • Empowering women across the globe

    Feb. 16, 2007 at 1:56 a.m.

    At a talk on Thursday night, Molly Melching spoke about her experience working with women in Senegal. Melching, the founder and director of the Tostan Community Empowerment Program, described the ...
  • Homeless woman arrested in Kerckhoff

    Feb. 7, 2007 at 12:19 a.m.

    A homeless woman was arrested in Kerckhoff Hall late Tuesday morning after employees in the building called university police to report that she was tampering with the plumbing. UCPD officers ...