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Keeping the SAT Drama to a Minimum
Applying to college was not this complicated 25(ish) years ago. I think I took a PSAT. I know I took the SAT. I took it one time. I did relatively well. I got into UCLA. But times have changed. If I packaged up my high school transcripts and SAT score today, UCLA probably would laugh my application right out of the admissions building.
Cal State Bridges Culture Gap
The Los Angeles campus of California State University hardly seems fertile ground to introduce studies on Jewish culture and history.
Israel Protests Hit Southland
Local activists protesting Israeli policies have expanded this month at various events that have attracted a range of pro-Palestinian activists, scholars and clergy from across Southern California.
No Outrage Over Race Card?
Californians have reached new levels of accommodation for cultural and other differences, but some of our officials still speak unashamedly in stark racial and ethnic terms.
The Class of ’93
As students around the Southland graduate and move beyond high school, The Journal sought out some of the outstanding Jewish high school seniors of 10 years ago, talking with five of the 13 valedictorians of the Class of 1993.
State Fund to Keep Israel Investments
Campus activist groups — led by Arabs in Students for Justice in Palestine and Jews for a Free Palestine — had been gaining ground in their campaign for divestment from Israel, to the point where the UCLA Daily Bruin editorially endorsed divestment last July.
Jewish Studies Flourish on Campus
Within the last few weeks, a number of developments have added strength and further scope to these programs.
Fight Over UC Funds
Pro-Israel faculty at UCLA have launched a petition drive opposing a campaign to get the University of California system to divest itself of investments in corporations doing business in the Jewish state.
New Articles
If You Heard What I Heard Teams Up with Matisyahu for ‘A Night of Resilience’ Benefit
Campus Rioters are not Just Dangerous and Antisemitic. They’re Also Phony.
Divining the Future
When Hatred Spreads
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