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March 22, 2013
Supreme Court to Hear Prop. 8

On March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will have a hearing on Proposition 8. This will be the first case dealing with same-sex marriage in the Supreme Court of the United States.

 

On March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will have a hearing on Proposition 8. This will be the first case dealing with same-sex marriage in the Supreme Court of the United States. Should the Supreme Court decide to strike down Prop 8, it would remove the decision that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”
President Obama is one individual who supports overturning Prop 8. He spoke to the Supreme Court, asserting that Prop 8 serves an illegitimate purpose, and is based on “impermissible justice.”

February 1, 2013
Voices from Afar: Washington, D.C.

 

When I began writing this article, President Obama was sitting in the White House signing some executive orders and giving the battle over gun legislation a nice overdue push—and here I was, sitting seven blocks away from him.

When I began writing this article, President Obama was sitting in the White House signing some executive orders and giving the battle over gun legislation a nice overdue push—and here I was, sitting seven blocks away from him.

November 2, 2012
Voices from Afar: Santiago, Chile

One thing I definitely knew I wanted to experience while in college was studying abroad.  I figured it would be in some beautiful, English-speaking European country where I could easily communicate with and relate to the people. 

One thing I definitely knew I wanted to experience while in college was studying abroad.  I figured it would be in some beautiful, English-speaking European country where I could easily communicate with and relate to the people.

October 18, 2012
UCM Honored at Global Architecture Competition

UC Merced is the focus of Architecture at Zero 2012, a global sustainable architecture competition. 

UC Merced is the focus of Architecture at Zero 2012, a global sustainable architecture competition.

Participants will be designing an example of an administrative or classroom building, as well as a district energy plan, with the principles of sustainability and UCM’s Triple Zero Commitment in mind. Each building and district energy plan must have a renewable power source (such as wind, solar, geothermal, or biomass/biofuel).

September 6, 2012
Editorial: Paul Ryan too Conservative for Crucial Voters

Mitt Romney’s pick for running mate may have ultimately convinced the far right that the Republican ticket isn’t so disappointing after all.  Although a potential Romney-Ryan administration has surely captured the conservative vote, the Republican nomination of the Wisconsin congressman for the vice presidency may have done more damage than good to the party’s prospects of cutting the Obama administration’s existence short. 

Mitt Romney’s pick for running mate may have ultimately convinced the far right that the Republican ticket isn’t so disappointing after all.  Although a potential Romney-Ryan administration has surely captured the conservative vote, the Republican nomination of the Wisconsin congressman for the vice presidency may have done more damage than good to the party’s prospects of cutting the Obama administration’s existence short.

August 23, 2012
Heat Waves Plague Merced

With the fall semester right around the corner, UC Merced’s Bobcats are beginning to return to Merced. Some arrive on campus lugging their boxes to the dormitories one by one. Others are seen wandering in groups around campus. Still others are scattered about the local hot spots in downtown Merced, chatting with their friends in restaurants and café shops.

With the fall semester right around the corner, UC Merced’s Bobcats are beginning to return to Merced. Some arrive on campus lugging their boxes to the dormitories one by one. Others are seen wandering in groups around campus. Still others are scattered about the local hot spots in downtown Merced, chatting with their friends in restaurants and café shops.

May 9, 2012
UCM Sustainability Earns LEED Gold Rating

UC Merced has received another LEED Gold rating, as well as earned a spot on the Top Ten Green Projects from the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment for its 2009 Long Range Development Plan. 

UC Merced has received another LEED Gold rating, as well as earned a spot on the Top Ten Green Projects from the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment for its 2009 Long Range Development Plan.

The campus’s building plans use sustainable construction materials and take advantage of open space, land use, circulation and water resources, while making various campus locations look like the surrounding areas of the Central Valley.

April 27, 2012
Second Annual Earth Week Festival

UC Merced is a school of the twenty-first century, and its mission is centered in research, teaching, and service. This month, the Earth Week Festival demonstrated in many ways how UC Merced is taking innovative steps to fulfill its mission. The purpose for this project was to highlight one of the campus’ keystones: being green. Earth Week was all about raising awareness for sustainability and energy conservation. 

UC Merced is a school of the twenty-first century, and its mission is centered in research, teaching, and service. This month, the Earth Week Festival demonstrated in many ways how UC Merced is taking innovative steps to fulfill its mission. The purpose for this project was to highlight one of the campus’ keystones: being green. Earth Week was all about raising awareness for sustainability and energy conservation.

April 6, 2012
Spring Commencement '12 Nears the Finishing Line

With a little over a month to go, there are many questions being asked about the upcoming commencement ceremony for the Class of 2012. Who will be the keynote speaker for the ceremony? Will it compare to commencements in the past? How is the planning for the commencement currently going? These are all questions looming in the heads of many who will be a part of this huge milestone.

With a little over a month to go, there are many questions being asked about the upcoming commencement ceremony for the Class of 2012. Who will be the keynote speaker for the ceremony? Will it compare to commencements in the past? How is the planning for the commencement currently going? These are all questions looming in the heads of many who will be a part of this huge milestone.

March 14, 2012
Championing Change as Challenge Finalists

UC Merced's Green Campus program recently won our campus a finalist spot in a national sustainability competition. The program, the White House-endorsed Campus Champions of Change Challenge, asks competing campus representatives to submit a report of an activity they have done recently to promote sustainability; the five campuses with the greatest conservation won, and were invited to attend a special event today, March 15, at the White House.

UC Merced's Green Campus program recently won our campus a finalist spot in a national sustainability competition. The program, the White House-endorsed Campus Champions of Change Challenge, asks competing campus representatives to submit a report of an activity they have done recently to promote sustainability; the five campuses with the greatest conservation won, and were invited to attend a special event today, March 15, at the White House.

February 29, 2012
Hertz on Campus

The Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) office has launched a new car-sharing program on campus, as part of its long-range development plan to reduce the campus’ fossil fuel emissions through alternative transportation.

The Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) office has launched a new car-sharing program on campus, as part of its long-range development plan to reduce the campus’ fossil fuel emissions through alternative transportation.

Hertz on Demand is the latest addition to the collection of alternative transportation options available campus-wide. In collaboration with the Hertz Corporation, TAPS has initiated the car-sharing program on campus with two new eco-friendly models currently parked in Lake Lot 1.

February 29, 2012
New North Bowl LEDs

The campus expands with green alternatives leading the way—this time in parking. The new North Bowl parking lot has had light emitting diodes (LED) installed to save energy and maintenance costs. The North Bowl parking lot is located on the east side of both the campus Facilities Services buildings, and the campus Central Plant. 

The campus expands with green alternatives leading the way—this time in parking. The new North Bowl parking lot has had light emitting diodes (LED) installed to save energy and maintenance costs. The North Bowl parking lot is located on the east side of both the campus Facilities Services buildings, and the campus Central Plant.

February 16, 2012
Sustainability Council Seeks to Consolidate Conservation Efforts

ASUCM’s Student Sustainability Council challenges everyone at UC Merced to think about how they affect their environment, and strives to promote conservative change on campus. The newly formed council started in Fall 2011, and works with individuals as well as campus clubs to fund projects in sustainability.

ASUCM’s Student Sustainability Council challenges everyone at UC Merced to think about how they affect their environment, and strives to promote conservative change on campus. The newly formed council started in Fall 2011, and works with individuals as well as campus clubs to fund projects in sustainability.

December 1, 2011
CA High-Speed Rail Authority Issues Revised Business Plan

After years of planning the construction of a train system that would connect the Bay Area, Southern California, and the Central Valley together, Californians may not be able to see this project implemented.  Why the sudden change? One factor: money, or rather, a lack of it. 

After years of planning the construction of a train system that would connect the Bay Area, Southern California, and the Central Valley together, Californians may not be able to see this project implemented.  Why the sudden change? One factor: money, or rather, a lack of it.

October 25, 2011
EPA Report Slams California: San Joaquin and Merced Rivers Contaminated

The reported number of polluted California waters has increased tremendously, and now includes the San Joaquin River, according to a report released last week by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The reported number of polluted California waters has increased tremendously, and now includes the San Joaquin River, according to a report released last week by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

October 20, 2011
Editorial: Archaic Hemp Law with Modern Consequences

Despite the goal of creating a sustainable future, it remains illegal for U.S. farmers to cultivate one of the most versatile, renewable resources known to man: hemp. 

Despite the goal of creating a sustainable future, it remains illegal for U.S. farmers to cultivate one of the most versatile, renewable resources known to man: hemp. 

October 20, 2011
White House Jobs Act Delayed in Partisan Senate Vote, Dashing Economic Hopes

On October 11, President Obama’s American Jobs Act was put on hold in the Senate, falling 10 votes short of gaining the necessary 60. 

On October 11, President Obama’s American Jobs Act was put on hold in the Senate, falling 10 votes short of gaining the necessary 60.

The White House claims the Jobs Bill, a $447 billion package, will help Americans return to work without further adding to the deficit. Payroll tax cuts for workers and businesses, along with spending on the improvement of roads and other infrastructure, will help local government from laying off teachers and policemen.

September 29, 2011
High Speed Rail Comes to California

Traveling from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 2 hours and 38 minutes will soon become possible.  California’s High-Speed Rail, the first true high-speed rail system of the nation, is on its way.  As of Spring 2011, the California High-Speed Rail Authority has received $6.3 billion in funding.  Construction of the initial infrastructure will begin in the second half of 2012.  The first segment will break ground in the Central Valley containing two sections, stretching the 65 miles from Merced to Fresno and 113 miles from Fresno to Bakersfield.  The goal is to eventually cover 800 miles of California soil between the Bay Area, Fresno, Los Angeles, and San Diego. 

July 18, 2011
Social Sciences and Management Building

After years of anticipation, the new Social Sciences and Management (SS&M) building will open to students and faculty in time for the start of the Fall 2011 semester. The 3-story structure will be the first academic building completed since UC Merced officially opened in 2005. 

After years of anticipation, the new Social Sciences and Management (SS&M) building will open to students and faculty in time for the start of the Fall 2011 semester. The 3-story structure will be the first academic building completed since UC Merced officially opened in 2005.