The budget troubles in California over the past year have had a direct effect on the athletic programs of the University of California and California State University systems. Not only do athletic programs take a tremendous amount of effort by the students and administration, they also are very expensive. Just as professors at colleges in California have taken a reduction in pay, so have the athletic coaches and administrators. In order to keep things going, many coaches are spending their time putting together events to raise money to support their programs. (more…)
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Athletic Programs at California Colleges Feeling the Budget Crunch
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009USC Helps Foreign Students Assimilate With America Culture Class
Monday, December 28th, 2009The University of Southern California has held the top spot for having the largest contingent of foreign students at a U.S university. It can be tough for this large group of students from around the world to adjust to life in the U.S. and assimilate into American culture. Many of these foreign students are often in graduate school, so they already have a stressful time with school work. Therefore, learning can be impacted if these students also have to stress about daily living in Southern California. This is why USC recently launched a class for these students entitled “The United States: An American Culture Series,” about American culture and life in Los Angeles. (more…)
Rough Economic Times Hurting California Small Businesses
Thursday, December 24th, 2009Many small businesses around California have been having a rough time generating revenue during the rough economic condition in the state and country. Over the past two years, there were thousands of small businesses in California that went bankrupt as they struggled to make sales and stay profitable. Small businesses are trying to run lean and efficient to survive until the economy recovers and consumers begin to spend more money. In addition to fewer customers spending money, these small businesses in California are racking up debt and many are not able to get loans they need to help them stay in business. (more…)
Cal State Fullerton Receives Record Number of Applicants
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009Fall of 2010 seems to be very popular for students in southern California as Cal State Fullerton received just over 56,000 applications for admission. Over 95% of the applications were for undergraduate students, some of which are just out of high school and other college students looking to transfer. More students are also looking to get advanced degrees while the economy is down so they can be prepared when things recover. Cal State Fullerton also had a 97% increase in graduate applications going from 1,225 to 2,419. (more…)
USC Missing Key Players for Emerald Bowl
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009The University of Southern California is headed to the Emerald Bowl this weekend against Boston College, but they will be missing a few players. On Monday it was announced that starting right tackle Tyron Smith, defensive lineman Averell Spicer, and starting tight end Anthony McCoy would not be able to play due to academic ineligibility. In addition to this loss, there is also another scandal underway as USC tailback Joe McKnight might not be able to play in the Emerald Bowl because he is under investigation for possible violation of NCAA rules. McKnight has been driving an SUV owned by a local California businessman which may out him in violation for receiving and using this extra benefit. (more…)
Governor Schwarzenegger Plans to Focus on Jobs in 2010
Monday, December 21st, 2009As the holiday season of 2009 approaches it means that the year is almost over and therefore time to make new years resolutions. Governor Schwarzenegger said that his only resolution for the new year will be jobs. The unemployment rate of California is still very high at 12.3 percent in November, dropping only .2 percent from the prior month. This translates to approximately 2.2 million Californians without a job as of last month. This high unemployment rate ranks California as one of the toughest states to currently secure a job. Luckily many feel like this trend is changing, especially with President Obama’s focus on education and the local push to create jobs in California. (more…)
Population Growth in California Slows Over Last Year
Friday, December 18th, 2009California is the most populous state in the country, but the poor economic conditions over the past year have forced many to move out of the state in search of better jobs. While some of this exodus has come from California college graduates, there was actually a slight increase in the number of college graduates moving into the state. The fact that college graduates are choosing California despite rough conditions is a positive sign of change in the state. Hopefully these graduates will be able to find good jobs that will allow them to help the economy of California. Overall the population grew only by 353,000 to a total of 38.4 million people, during the period of July 2008 to July 2009. (more…)
Many Asian Americans in L.A. Joining Army Instead of College
Thursday, December 17th, 2009There are a wide variety of reasons why many Asian Americans in L.A. are choosing to join the Army instead of college. Some Asian Americans in the L.A. area already have college degrees, but are looking to the U.S. army as a new way to help them get a quality job that utilizes their education. Other people are choosing to join up with the Army because it will allow them to earn their U.S. citizenship, while helping them earn money and skills to get a job after they finish their duty. According to a demographic study of LA college students, many of the Asian-Americans in the area want to attend the best California colleges which can be very expensive, especially if you factor in graduate school. (more…)
Honorary California Degrees Awarded to World Ward II Internees
Thursday, December 17th, 2009During World War II thousands of Japanese-Americans were made to report to internment camps where they were forced to live starting in 1942, under the presidency of FDR. This shift to pushing the Japanese-American citizens into internment camps was a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, which was performed by Japan. The internments were not equal across the US as the west coast had some of the strictest camps where every Japanese-American in the state was detained. Across the US, other states did not detain citizens to such an extent. (more…)
Will California Legalize Marijuana to Help Economy?
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009The economy in California has had a rough few years along with the rest of the United States getting deeper into debt. California now has roughly $22 billion in debt and is looking to potentially legalize the sale of non medical marijuana to help their struggling economy. While the state is not exactly the number one advocate, it is the people of California who are the advocates for legalizing and taxing marijuana and who report that they have received enough signatures to put the issue to voters of the state. In 2010 it is expected that we will see the option to legalize and tax marijuana during the November vote. California businessman Richard Lee, who owns Oakland’s Oaksterdam University and Coffeeshop Blue Sky, was the primary support of seeing the 680,000+ signatures become a reality. (more…)
