Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz walked off their jobs and went on strike Monday, the first campus to do so as part of a systemwide protest against a public university they say has violated the speech rights of pro-Palestinian advocates. United Auto Workers Local 4811 represents 48,000 graduate students who work as teaching assistants, tutors, researchers and other academic workers on the 10-campus UC system.
A proposal to steer state dollars for K-12 public school students to private schools of their choice advanced Thursday from the Louisiana Senate, a week after members forced its author to sideline the measure. In response, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry starred in a television ad campaign and asked citizens to contact state senators and tell […]
“Have fun,” says the man with the umbrella. Despite his pessimism, I think it might stop raining and brighten up. Besides, you don’t get wet if you’re going fast enough. So, with a devil-may-care grin, I disengage the catch of the Mazda MX-5’s roof, flick it backwards and clunk it into place behind me.