By Ahmad Dagher TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – A submerged ship just off the coast of Tobago, the smaller ...
-
Recent Oil Spill in Trinidad & Tobago Deemed a ‘National Emergency,’ Local Government Taking Immediate Action
Recent Oil Spill in Trinidad & Tobago Deemed a ‘National Emergency,’ Local Government Taking Immediate Action
By Ahmad Dagher TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – A submerged ship just off the coast of Tobago, the smaller of the two islands, has been leaking oil since February 7. Prime Minister Keith Rowley has now ...
| by Aleeza Khan -
New UC Davis Underground Scholars Program, Senate Bill SB990 to Improve Higher Education Outcomes for the Formerly Incarcerated
New UC Davis Underground Scholars Program, Senate Bill SB990 to Improve Higher Education Outcomes for the Formerly Incarcerated
By: Ahmad S. Dagher DAVIS, CALIFORNIA –– On Wednesday, Jan. 24, UC Davis’s new Underground ...
By: Ahmad S. Dagher DAVIS, CALIFORNIA –– On Wednesday, Jan. 24, UC Davis’s new Underground Scholars Program (USP) had its open house in the South Hall facilities. The program see ...
| by Aleeza Khan -
Department of Justice Prompts Supreme Court to Preserve Widespread Access to Abortion Pill in Fear of Potential Harms to Women
Department of Justice Prompts Supreme Court to Preserve Widespread Access to Abortion Pill in Fear of Potential Harms to Women
By: Ahmad S. Dagher WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Biden Administration urged ...
By: Ahmad S. Dagher WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Biden Administration urged the Supreme Court to overrule a prior decision made by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals th ...
| by Aleeza Khan -
Opinion: ASUCD Passes BDS Bill—Students Are Overjoyed
Opinion: ASUCD Passes BDS Bill—Students Are Overjoyed
By: Esma Mesihovic DAVIS, CA - On Thursday February 15th, the ASUCD Senate voted yes on the ...
By: Esma Mesihovic DAVIS, CA - On Thursday February 15th, the ASUCD Senate voted yes on the Senate Bill #52. This is a historic change brought by the students of UC Davis in the ongoing ...
| by Aleeza Khan -
Op-Ed: Complementary Perspectives, and the Fight for the Telegraph Chess Tables
Op-Ed: Complementary Perspectives, and the Fight for the Telegraph Chess Tables
By Magellan Reyes BERKELEY, CA — The Chess Tables on Telegraph Ave, wedged on the corner of Haste near Me ...
By Magellan Reyes BERKELEY, CA — The Chess Tables on Telegraph Ave, wedged on the corner of Haste near Mezzo’s and Amoeba Records, is a centerpiece of conversation and relaxation in the sea of student ...
-
Op Ed: There Is No Justice without Water
Op Ed: There Is No Justice without Water
By Miri Valenzuela The lack of access to clean water is responsible for millions of deaths each year. Unf ...
By Miri Valenzuela The lack of access to clean water is responsible for millions of deaths each year. Unfortunately, as the climate crisis exacerbates the scarcity of this valuable resource, we must c ...
-
Engaging with Justice: Professor Menka’s Decolonizing UC Berkeley
Engaging with Justice: Professor Menka’s Decolonizing UC Berkeley
By Kayla Mendez BERKELEY-- Berkeley Law Professor Nazune Menka develops a course unpacking the his ...
By Kayla Mendez BERKELEY-- Berkeley Law Professor Nazune Menka develops a course unpacking the history of UC Berkeley through a critical settler colonialism lens: “Decolonizing UC Berkeley.” ...
-
Campus Community Book Project: Understanding Restorative Justice
Campus Community Book Project: Understanding Restorative Justice
By Jessica Diggs The UC Davis Campus Community Book Project, an initiative by the UC Davis Office of Div ...
By Jessica Diggs The UC Davis Campus Community Book Project, an initiative by the UC Davis Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, held an online panel this month on restorative justice, one of s ...
| by Ibrahim Dagher -
The Price of Being a Woman in Mexico
The Price of Being a Woman in Mexico
By Alexa Castruita MEXICO CITY— Maria de Jesus Jaime Zamudio. Ingrid Escamilla Vargas. Debanhi Sus ...
By Alexa Castruita MEXICO CITY— Maria de Jesus Jaime Zamudio. Ingrid Escamilla Vargas. Debanhi Susana Escobar Bazaldúa. These names represent the latest of growing violence against Mexican wome ...
| by Alexa Castrutia -
Oil and Gas Profits Amid Senate Bill 1137
Oil and Gas Profits Amid Senate Bill 1137
By Shuxuan Zhong SACRAMENTO, CA - The oil and gas industry has spent more than 34.2 million dollars in ...
By Shuxuan Zhong SACRAMENTO, CA - The oil and gas industry has spent more than 34.2 million dollars in the 2021-22 legislative session. Surprisingly, according to an analysis of oil industry profits ...
| by Ibrahim Dagher -
Asian-Americans in Sacramento Hold Community Event for Monterey Park Shooting Victims
Asian-Americans in Sacramento Hold Community Event for Monterey Park Shooting Victims
By Shuxuan Zhong On January 22, around Lunar New Year, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran entered a Monterey ...
By Shuxuan Zhong On January 22, around Lunar New Year, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran entered a Monterey Park dance studio in Los Angeles and fatally shot 11 people, leaving several more victims in c ...
| by Ibrahim Dagher -
Megan Allen and Monique Hokman Voice Skepticism on LGBT Policies in California Schools
Megan Allen and Monique Hokman Voice Skepticism on LGBT Policies in California Schools
By: Shuxuan Zhong SACRAMENTO, CA––Megan Allen and Monique Hokman Natomas, candidates for the Unifi ...
By: Shuxuan Zhong SACRAMENTO, CA––Megan Allen and Monique Hokman Natomas, candidates for the Unified School Board in Northern California, are skeptical of LGBT policies and Pride Month–– the an ...
| by Ibrahim Dagher -
Biden Pardons Simple Marijuana Possession
Biden Pardons Simple Marijuana Possession
By Sofía Orduña WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Thursday, October 6, U.S. President Joe Biden issued a pardon ...
By Sofía Orduña WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Thursday, October 6, U.S. President Joe Biden issued a pardon for federal-level convictions of simple marijuana possession. He also began a review of how the ...
| by Sofía Orduña -
Berkeley Law Groups Face Backlash and Harassment after Banning Zionist Speakers
Berkeley Law Groups Face Backlash and Harassment after Banning Zionist Speakers
By Gibran Khalil BERKELEY, CA - Nine Berkeley Law Groups—Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine, ...
By Gibran Khalil BERKELEY, CA - Nine Berkeley Law Groups—Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine, Berkeley Law Muslim Student Association, Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Law Students A ...
-
Recap of Monkeypox Outbreak in California and What to Know about the Disease
Recap of Monkeypox Outbreak in California and What to Know about the Disease
By Maritza Ramirez Since the start of the monkeypox epidemic in May 2022, two of California ...
By Maritza Ramirez Since the start of the monkeypox epidemic in May 2022, two of California’s most populous cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles, have been the most heavily affected in ...
-
California Paves the Way for Clean Energy with New SB 1020
California Paves the Way for Clean Energy with New SB 1020
By Ademar Barrera Vallejo - California, on Sep. 16, 2022, Newsom signed the 100% Clean Electric Grid (SB ...
By Ademar Barrera Vallejo - California, on Sep. 16, 2022, Newsom signed the 100% Clean Electric Grid (SB 1020) bill which aims to reduce the state’s dependency on fossil fuels in three stages. The fir ...
-
Gavin Newsom Signs SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free
Gavin Newsom Signs SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free
By Gibran Khalil SACRAMENTO, CA – On Thursday Sept. 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1008, maki ...
By Gibran Khalil SACRAMENTO, CA – On Thursday Sept. 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free. Under this legislation, incarcerated people and th ...
-
Anti-Semitic Graffiti in Residence Hall Sparks Outrage among Students
Anti-Semitic Graffiti in Residence Hall Sparks Outrage among Students
By: Jordan Poltorak DAVIS, CA-–On October 13, swastikas were drawn in Alder Hall and were swiftly ...
By: Jordan Poltorak DAVIS, CA-–On October 13, swastikas were drawn in Alder Hall and were swiftly removed by the UC Davis Police Department, the third antisemitism event on campus since August. ...
| by Ibrahim Dagher -
California Firearm Groups Aim to Challenge Bill Modeled After Texas Anti-Abortion Law
California Firearm Groups Aim to Challenge Bill Modeled After Texas Anti-Abortion Law
BY HUEY COLLETTE CALIFORNIA - California firearm advocates seek to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Senate B ...
BY HUEY COLLETTE CALIFORNIA - California firearm advocates seek to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Senate Bill 1327. The CA law attempts to rebuke Texas’ anti-abortion litigation, allowing citizens to s ...
-
Sacramento County Deputy Shoots Machete-Wielding Man
Sacramento County Deputy Shoots Machete-Wielding Man
By Shuxuan Zhong SACRAMENTO, CA––On Sept. 28 at approximately 8:45 a.m., the Sacramento County She ...
By Shuxuan Zhong SACRAMENTO, CA––On Sept. 28 at approximately 8:45 a.m., the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office received a call from Lisa Naranjo from her home near Enrico Boulevard and Fruitri ...
| by Ibrahim Dagher