21 May 2013
A superior court judge issued a temporary restraining order today, limiting the number of patient care technical and service workers who can participate in two strikes planned this week across the University of California. This week’s planned strikes include a two-day strike by the the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 [...]
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21 May 2013
Few of us really think too much about the political implications of sports. HPR writers have touched on it occasionally, but generally we just root for our city; where our money goes doesn’t really register. The NFL, still, has faced some political problems in the past few years. Charles Pierce’s recent story on retired players’ healthcare is [...]
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21 May 2013
History shows that when Florida and Stanford meet, Stanford wins.
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21 May 2013
(Photos courtesy of Connor Smith and Facebook) Kassi Luja kassiluja.md@gmail.com If political science senior Connor Smith was asked to define who he was, he would say an Alaskan fisherman. Smith, along with liberal studies senior Ben Daigle and architectural engineering senior Ethan Meier, took this quarter off from school to head to Alaska for the [...]
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21 May 2013
On Monday morning, UCPD removed crops planted by Occupy the Farm demonstrators on a portion of campus-owned land in Albany. Last week, UCPD officers also dug up crops planted by the demonstrators on a parcel of land historically known as the Gill Tract, which the university intends to develop. Development plans include a senior housing [...]
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20 May 2013
As a kid, Nancy Richardson would use a bag of ice to cool off her television before her strict, anti-TV mother could check and feel the warm screen. Only once, when Richardson was home sick, the pair watched “Citizen Kane,” and Richardson knew she wanted to work in film. Richardson, an alumna of the UCLA [...]
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20 May 2013
Holly Dickson hollydickson.md@gmail.com A class offered at Cal Poly this fall is dedicated to examining the life of the “most popular person on campus,” who also happens to be the most-studied man in history. Jesus, the class, is coming back for the third time. Associate religious studies professor Stephen Lloyd-Moffett, who received the College of [...]
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20 May 2013
The Union Parking Deck is flocked with campus police, members of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department and medics Monday morning as students come to campus for the first day of summer session classes. According to a member of Facilities Management, the emergency crews are responding to an unidentified caucasian male who jumped off the top [...]
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20 May 2013
We all have our favorites. When we go out to dinner, we usually play it safe and pick a restaurant we know and love. But in a city with a nationally renowned up-and-coming food scene, why shouldn’t we broaden our horizons? What if you chose a restaurant completely at random? Better yet, what if an expert selected [...]
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20 May 2013
Josh Gregg, 11, carries the ball thorugh several CU defenders at the game on Saturday evening. The Rams won 8 – 3 against the Buffs taking first place in the division. They came, they saw, they conquered. CSU overcame conference opponent BYU in the semis, and then battled it out with rival CU-Boulder in the [...]
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