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Newsom gets good marks in new poll but faces test with budget crisis

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom is California's most popular high-profile politician, but that could be tested by voter concerns over his ability to handle the state's estimated $22.5 billion deficit, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Times

Universal's Super Nintendo World is the play-focused theme park land for our times

LOS ANGELES — A credit list into the hundreds — likely thousands — helped bring Universal Studios' Super Nintendo World to life. And the details show it.

Los Angeles Times

STEM who? The humanities mount a comeback

There's new evidence of a post-pandemic humanities education revival.

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Mystery as human skeleton found in abandoned building on university campus

A mysterious human skeleton has been found on a university campus in California, US, with a lengthy investigation now underway as the police are not aware of any unaccounted for people in the area

Daily Mirror

Mystery over human skeleton discovered on prestigious university campus

No outstanding cases of missing persons at UC Berkeley

The Independent UK

Human skeleton found in an unused building on University of California Berkeley campus

Police said the building had not been occupied for ‘many years’

The Independent UK

Berkeley's People's Park is again in a fight for the ages, now over UC student housing

People's Park — among California's most contested and colorful patches of public land and a '60s era symbol of free speech and community power — is again embroiled in a battle for the ages, this time involving the University of California, Berkeley, a key environmental law and the acute student…

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‘They begged me to keep it secret’ – Grace Dent’s favourite restaurants of 2022

In a year of hugely hyped, slapdash nonsense, I was thankful for the many gems

The Guardian - UK

Wetherspoons announces 'January sale' with prices slashed at some Bristol pubs

These pubs are reducing the price of a range of drinks and meals from January 3 until January 17 inclusive

Bristol Post

University of California graduate student workers ratify labor agreement, end historic strike with big wage gains

LOS ANGELES — University of California graduate student workers on Friday ratified a new labor agreement with big wage gains, support for child care and new protections against bullying and harassment, ending a historic strike that upended fall term finals and has reverberated nationally.

Los Angeles Times

Dissension brews among striking UC union members over tentative agreement

LOS ANGELES — A day after the University of California and union leaders representing 36,000 academic workers heralded a breakthrough agreement that could end a five-week strike, dueling narratives over the tentative pact emerged among graduate student supporters and opponents.

Los Angeles Times

California Regents vote to affirm UCLA's move to Big Ten

UCLA has cleared a major hurdle toward joining the Big Ten Conference in 2024, getting approval for the move from the University of California Board of Regents

The Independent UK

Boss of London’s biggest home builder tips longer lull but no house price fall

Berkeley Group CEO Rob Perrins says subdued market will last “longer than people think” as he stands by annual profit targets

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: Berkeley reveals mini-Budget sales slump, Santander fined £107.7m

Housebuilder Berkeley today revealed a 25% fall in the value of underlying sales in the five weeks after the mini-budget.

Evening Standard

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Los Angeles Times

UC Berkeley student groups' refusal to invite Zionist speakers draws civil rights complaint

LOS ANGELES — A federal civil rights complaint accuses the University of California, Berkeley of an "act of discrimination against the Jewish community" by allowing law school student groups to adopt bylaws refusing to invite speakers who support Zionism.

Los Angeles Times

UC regents delay final decision on UCLA’s Big Ten move until December

Despite UCLA’s push for clarity, the University of California Board of Regents declined Thursday to settle questions surrounding the Bruins’ move to the Big Ten and instead plans to finalize a decision at a Dec. 14 special meeting.

The Independent UK

3 top law schools quit US News rankings over equity concerns

The University of California, Berkeley’s law school on Thursday joined the law programs at Harvard and Yale in pulling out of U.S. News & World Report’s rankings over concerns that they punish efforts to attract students from a broad range of backgrounds

Los Angeles Times

UC Berkeley Law School to withdraw from U.S. News & World Report rankings

LOS ANGELES — The University of California, Berkeley Law School announced Thursday it would withdraw from U.S. News & World Report's closely watched evaluations of higher education institutions, saying the ratings' methodology penalizes schools that encourage public service and low costs.

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Sports Illustrated

The Fascinating Aftermath of Cal-Stanford and ‘The Play’

An excerpt from the book Five Laterals and a Trombone looks back at the days following one of college football’s most famous games.

Daily Mirror

Real life Jerry Maguire opens up on Ronald Reagan launching his NFL career

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary sports agent - and inspiration for Oscar-winning film Jerry Maguire - Leigh Steinberg spoke to Mirror Sportabout how his career was influenced by US president Ronald Reagan

Sports Illustrated

Forde-Yard Dash: Seven Potential CFP Spoilers

These teams aren’t playing for much beyond pride and a mid-tier bowl berth. But they could still send a contender’s season off the rails.

Los Angeles Times

UC Berkeley hires private security company after fatal shooting near campus stirs safety concerns

The University of California, Berkeley has hired a private security company to patrol an area around campus following a fatal shooting near the school earlier this month that has heightened concerns about crime.

Reason

Could a Public Law School Stop Student Groups from Excluding Speakers Based on Their Support of Israel?

Several student groups at UC Berkeley Law School have signed on to a pledge not to invite any speakers—speaking on any subject—if those speakers "have expressed and continued to hold views … in support of Zionism, the apartheid state of Israel, and the occupation of Palestine." Berkeley Dean Erwin Chemerinsky,…

Reason

Some Berkeley Law "Jew Free Zone" Updates

Following up on Friday's post about several major student groups at Berkeley Law pledging not to invite "speakers that have expressed and continued to hold views … in support of Zionism, the apartheid state of Israel, and the occupation of Palestine." (1) Ken Marcus, whose op-ed on the situation spurred…

Reason

Berkeley Law's "Jew-Free Zone" Controversy

In August, nine student groups at Berkeley law school signed a statement sponsored group Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine pledging not to invite "speakers that have expressed and continued to hold views … in support of Zionism, the apartheid state of Israel, and the occupation of Palestine." Two…

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