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Higher Education

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Oikos University Creates Memorial Fund for Victims in Mass Shooting

    University officials said they have established the Oikos University Victims Foundation, a memorial fund to help the families of the seven people who were killed in the April 2 shooting spree. University officials made the announcement today during a morning memorial service, which was held at the u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Gavin Newsom's "Access to Education" Event Held at Bar Inaccessible to Students

    YYoung man! Let's see some ID!​ou know what gets in the way of an event highlighting the dire plight of young people? Young people.San Francisco's erstwhile mayor Gavin Newsom was last week honored at a slammin' San Diego party. But this wasn't just a fiesta for a fiesta's sake. The purpose of thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Stephen Glass, Disgraced Journalist, Continues Fight to Practice Law in California

    ​Disgraced former journalist Stephen Glass has hired a high-caliber Oakland lawyer in his effort to win the right to practice law in California.Glass, who is notorious for having fabricated magazine articles in the 1990s, has hired Jon Eisenberg, known for successfully suing the U.S. government ov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    UC Regents to Discuss Pepper Spraying Police Incident; Occupy Protesters Plan General Strike

    ​Protesters have big plans to demonstrate at four UC campuses across the state today when the UC Board of Regents holds a teleconference to discuss a new tuition plan, as well as the recent incident where a UC Davis cop callously doused protesters with pepper spray. Last week's Regents meeting, sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Former UC Davis Frat Boy Sues University over "Harshest Form of Hazing"

    This doesn't look like ratfucking ​A former UC Davis student is suing the university, claiming school officials didn't put an end to over-the-top hazing in 2008 when he was pledging the all-Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi.According to the claim filed in Yolo County, Ryan Clifford was on a retre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Meet the Bloggers: Jason Henry

    Jesse HirschJason Henry really, really loves beer.​You read them here, now find out who the hell they are: We give you the diverse group of men and women who cover the local food and drink scene for you on SFoodie. Jason Henry Blogs about: beer Jason Henry swears he isn't beer-obsessed. Pat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Burlesque Performing Professor Gets Fired

    You learn something new everyday ​A female college professor was fired from her teaching job after university officials found out she had a fetish for performing burlesque shows. Sheila M. Addison, an Alameda County resident, received a termination letter from John F. Kennedy University in Pleasan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    UCSF Gives Joe Olivares Hernandez, S.F. Man Beaten to Death, Medical Degree

    Joe O. Hernandez, MD​Although Joe Olivares Hernandez died four months before graduating from medical school, he still earned his degree. UCSF officials last week gave Hernandez's family his medical degree and set up a scholarship fund in his name.  Hernandez, 30, was brutally beaten to death ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Galen Hall, San Francisco Man, Wins $2.3 Million Playing Poker

    The gambler​It was not Galen Hall's political science degree from Berkeley that helped him become a millionaire -- it was his knack for playing cards. Just barely out of college, Hall, who just turned 25 a few days ago, has more spending power than most people his age. He recently took home  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Newsom Already Back in San Francisco, Speaks at America's Cup Event

    Back Again​Well, as predicted, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't making news in Sacramento, which is maybe why he came back down to San Francisco today to take the stage. To his credit, Newsom did start out sitting in the audience at the America's Cup press event this morning, but it wasn't long before ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Harvard Classmates' Rivalries May Toss Grenade Into Board Prez, Mayoral Selection

    Et tu, Scott? Et tu, Davids? ​In the ascension of Supervisors David Chiu, David Campos, and supe-to-be Scott Wiener, we witness an amazing development: Three contemporaries at Harvard Law School have traveled across the nation to lead a city. But, since this is the internecine political world of S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Prop. 8 Judge Vaughn Walker to Teach at U.C. Berkeley Law School

    Vaughn Walker, reimagined as a pimp. This is not a real photo.​Vaughn Walker, the federal judge who in August delivered a landmark ruling affirming the right of same-sex couples in California to marry, will begin teaching a class at U.C. Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law after he retires at the ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2010

    Show Preview: Mount Kimbie

    Vaughn Walker, reimagined as a pimp. This is not a real photo.​Vaughn Walker, the federal judge who in August delivered a landmark ruling affirming the right of same-sex couples in California to marry, will begin teaching a class at U.C. Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law after he retires at the ... More >>

  • News

    July 21, 2010

    The Education Trap

    In California, many undocumented immigrants are offered cheap college tuition, only to find they can’t get jobs after they graduate.

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Sixty-Two Busloads of CCSF Students Headed for March 22 Sacto Budget Rally

    ​Unions for teachers and other school employees will bus more than 3,000 San Francisco City College students to Sacramento March 22 for a rally protesting budget cuts.According to the CCSF website:March in March" will rally to Sacramento to our State Capitol for the Governor, the legislators, and ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2009

    Career optimization: Being a journalist in the Internet age

    ​Unions for teachers and other school employees will bus more than 3,000 San Francisco City College students to Sacramento March 22 for a rally protesting budget cuts.According to the CCSF website:March in March" will rally to Sacramento to our State Capitol for the Governor, the legislators, and ... More >>

  • Music

    December 2, 2009

    Bottomless mimosas and lobotomized jocks

    ​Unions for teachers and other school employees will bus more than 3,000 San Francisco City College students to Sacramento March 22 for a rally protesting budget cuts.According to the CCSF website:March in March" will rally to Sacramento to our State Capitol for the Governor, the legislators, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Porn Queen, NYU Grad Student Lorelei Lee Proves S.F. State Is No Loser School

    Rick HallLorelei Lee, left, seen here with fellow porn star Bobbi Starr, has put her San Francisco State undergrad degree to good use already​ In 1995, San Francisco State professor Geoffrey Marcy, and his student, Paul Butler, created an ingenious optical device allowing them to detect evidence o ... More >>

  • News

    August 12, 2009

    The torture memos and Berkeley's law-school schedule

    Rick HallLorelei Lee, left, seen here with fellow porn star Bobbi Starr, has put her San Francisco State undergrad degree to good use already​ In 1995, San Francisco State professor Geoffrey Marcy, and his student, Paul Butler, created an ingenious optical device allowing them to detect evidence o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    School Daze: S.F. State Announces its 'Furlough Calendar'

    Sadly, they're all just trying to crash a biology class at SFSU...​When we see college students walking, serpentine, on Friday nights, talking too loudly, and eating pizza slices in both hands, we feel nostalgic. When we see them hauling 75 pounds of books out of the library, that strikes a chord, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    'Road Rules'-Like Group of Christian College Students Rolling Through San Francisco

    Tom Green would have been available for this 'road trip' as well...Hey, here's an idea for some great television. Take 10 young people -- and make 'em all good-looking and no older than 22. Give some of 'em an ethnic and big-city background, but make sure to get some country mixed in with that rock ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2009

    Schooling You

    Tom Green would have been available for this 'road trip' as well...Hey, here's an idea for some great television. Take 10 young people -- and make 'em all good-looking and no older than 22. Give some of 'em an ethnic and big-city background, but make sure to get some country mixed in with that rock ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2009

    Dance Dance Revolution

    Tom Green would have been available for this 'road trip' as well...Hey, here's an idea for some great television. Take 10 young people -- and make 'em all good-looking and no older than 22. Give some of 'em an ethnic and big-city background, but make sure to get some country mixed in with that rock ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2009

    What the What?

    Tom Green would have been available for this 'road trip' as well...Hey, here's an idea for some great television. Take 10 young people -- and make 'em all good-looking and no older than 22. Give some of 'em an ethnic and big-city background, but make sure to get some country mixed in with that rock ... More >>

  • Music

    June 18, 2008

    Golden Ticket

    Tom Green would have been available for this 'road trip' as well...Hey, here's an idea for some great television. Take 10 young people -- and make 'em all good-looking and no older than 22. Give some of 'em an ethnic and big-city background, but make sure to get some country mixed in with that rock ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2008

    I Want My Mommy

    Tom Green would have been available for this 'road trip' as well...Hey, here's an idea for some great television. Take 10 young people -- and make 'em all good-looking and no older than 22. Give some of 'em an ethnic and big-city background, but make sure to get some country mixed in with that rock ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2007

    Niners Nation Mines Poo Season in Search of Gold

    Tom Green would have been available for this 'road trip' as well...Hey, here's an idea for some great television. Take 10 young people -- and make 'em all good-looking and no older than 22. Give some of 'em an ethnic and big-city background, but make sure to get some country mixed in with that rock ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 12, 2007

    Take Your Fash Off

    Tom Green would have been available for this 'road trip' as well...Hey, here's an idea for some great television. Take 10 young people -- and make 'em all good-looking and no older than 22. Give some of 'em an ethnic and big-city background, but make sure to get some country mixed in with that rock ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2007

    Welcome Back to School, Now Stop the Downloading

    Tom Green would have been available for this 'road trip' as well...Hey, here's an idea for some great television. Take 10 young people -- and make 'em all good-looking and no older than 22. Give some of 'em an ethnic and big-city background, but make sure to get some country mixed in with that rock ... More >>

  • News

    December 13, 2006

    Communication Breakdown

    Tom Green would have been available for this 'road trip' as well...Hey, here's an idea for some great television. Take 10 young people -- and make 'em all good-looking and no older than 22. Give some of 'em an ethnic and big-city background, but make sure to get some country mixed in with that rock ... More >>

  • News

    December 13, 2006

    Allegation 101

    When there is a suspected date rape, you don't want the accusation looked into by administrators at New College

  • News

    October 25, 2006

    The Double Life of John Leary

    The New College founder is promoted as a visionary. The college should openly admit the Jesuit priest was a pedophile.

  • Culture

    September 13, 2006

    Waiting for Bordeaux

    The New College founder is promoted as a visionary. The college should openly admit the Jesuit priest was a pedophile.

  • News

    September 13, 2006

    Drawing Restraint

    The New College founder is promoted as a visionary. The college should openly admit the Jesuit priest was a pedophile.

  • News

    August 9, 2006

    Disturbing the Peace

    The local conversation between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian activists is getting less civil every day. And Lee Kaplan's tactics aren't helping.

  • News

    November 2, 2005

    Pacifists for War

    How the fractured counterrecruitment movement includes those hoping to bring the draft back

  • Music

    September 15, 2004

    Palomar

    Palomar III: Revenge of Palomar

  • News

    January 7, 2004

    Guitar Dreams

    Adrian Freed's decades-long desire to marry music and technology is finally going public. Will anyone listen?

  • News

    November 5, 2003

    Brain Drain

    We know words like "propinquity." So are we smart enough for Mensa?

  • News

    October 29, 2003

    Case Study: Ludrate Burton

    A jailhouse "snitch" fingered Burton for murder

  • Calendar

    October 16, 2002

    Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

    A woman's unrealized potential has murderous consequences in Philip Kan Gotanda's new play

  • Music

    July 24, 2002

    Laura Minor

    Salesman's Girl (HighTone)

  • News

    February 6, 2002

    Hail to the Ex-Chief

    Clinton gets the rock star treatment at UC Berkeley; Chron Covers Enron-Size Bust

  • News

    April 25, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of April 25, 2001

  • News

    March 8, 2000

    A Piece of the Action

    How a bright and beguiling budget analyst allegedly fleeced a showcase minority aid program at SFSU

  • News

    April 7, 1999

    Coming Clean

    Environmental group targets Stanford investment muscle

  • News

    November 12, 1997

    Affirmative Reaction

    Even with Proposition 209, there are proven ways to help minority kids get to college

  • News

    September 10, 1997

    The Merger's Tangled Web

    Even with Proposition 209, there are proven ways to help minority kids get to college

  • News

    April 17, 1996

    Phallus in Blunderland

    The insatiable desire for bigger and better lured thousands of men into the operating room for penile augmentation surgery. Now, one of the nation's top docs is trying to clean up the mess.

  • News

    May 17, 1995

    Why Medi-Cal Makes Doctors Sick

    Money, paperwork and stigma

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