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CSU Admission Tougher to Come By
This morning’s California Report examined the increasingly difficult task of transferring from a community college into the California State University system. In order to meet a $500 million dollar budget gap, CSUs are cutting their admissions by 40% over the next two years. Reporter Mina Kim talked to students caught in the middle.
UC Students Occupy Campus Building
The lead story in this morning’s California Report was again about students protesting the University of California regents’ vote to increase tuition. The story includes a report from the UC Berkeley campus, where students occupied a building overnight. One protester who was interviewed said that money is being spent on “construction” instead of “instruction.”
UC Regents Approve Tuition Hikes
Despite protests at University of California campuses across the state, the UC regents voted today to approve a tuition increase that brings the yearly cost of attending a UC to over $10,000. Rob Schmitz filed this report for KQED Radio News.
Forum: UC and CSU Protests
The cuts keep coming and so do the protests. Leaders of the California State University and the University of California systems both have meetings scheduled this week: fee increases and enrollment limits are on the table. Students and faculty plan to voice their dissatisfaction by staging rallies and walking out of classes. KQED’s Forum talked to San Jose Mercury News reporter Lisa Krieger about how community colleges and universities are faring in these financially tough times and how students are reacting.
Managing Money Isn’t Easy
By William Sprecher
I am going to be frank with you. I am not very good with money. It isn’t that I buy things that I don’t need, in fact quite the opposite. The holes in my shoes are a good enough indicator of that. Despite putting off some needed purchases, I still cannot keep track of the money that I have. There seems to be some disconnect between me and my checking account that my bank is all too willing to exploit in the form of hefty over-draft fees.
I still haven’t decided if that cup of coffee was worth $35 and while it was very good coffee, multiply that by a half dozen this year, and well, you get the idea. Lets just say I’ve sunk more than my fare share into this banking black hole but I’ll spare you my over-draft sermon. Recently, I stumbled upon a website dedicated to teaching young people how to save. Despite the graffiti like headings, a few intimidatingly cool silhouettes, and an overall forced urban attitude, I do think What’s Up in Finance is a good resource. It offers information on how and when to choose a credit card, buying a car, and even has a financial careers section if you’re really keen on saving.
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Huge Enrollment Cuts at CSU
KQED Radio News reported this week that the California State University system will cut almost 10% of its current enrollment– that’s about 40,000 students.
Unemployment Numbers Hit Home
By Will Sprecher
I was listening to KQED the other day, well, more like a few months ago, and a woman was speaking about how hard it is to get a job for anyone entering the work force today. According to a number of reports, it’s the hardest it’s been since World War II. Until recently, the state of the economy was merely an abstract concept that I had no real connection too. It was just, in essence, a bunch of numbers. Numbers of jobs lost, numbers of unemployed, numbers of record proportion.
Very recently, those numbers have begun to hit very close to home. I have started seeing more and more houses with signs that read “Foreclosure” in big red block letters. The house across the street from my childhood home is empty.
Just the other week my aunt lost her job that she has held with pride for 30 years. She has recently begun accepting unemployment checks. I can only imagine how hard it is to cash them.
Now that I am entering my last few weeks of college, I have begun sending out countless copies of my resume with a cover letter that will never be perfect no matter how many times I proof it. So far I have received nothing in return. Not even a single rejection letter. Just silence.
It was only a few months ago that the woman on the radio spoke of a situation I never thought I’d experience. Now it’s silently staring me in the face. And it wont even tell me no.
Forum: UC Berkeley’s Sports Budget
Universities across the state are facing budget shortfalls, resulting in cut classes, faculty walkouts, and spending scrutiny. Close attention is being paid to funding allocation and non-academic areas, like sports, are feeling the heat. The athletic/academic divide is not new but has renewed passion in these tight economic times. Some in the UC Berkeley community are calling for an end to athletic department subsidies. Listen to the discussion on Forum and read more at the DailyCal.org.
Underage Homeowners: How Did They Do It?
Before she was old enough to legally drink alcohol, Youth Radio’s Denise Tejada bought a house in the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the most expensive real estate markets in the country. Her brother Wilmer bought his first house when he was 21 and now he’s planning to invest in a second property.
Watch the video to find out how they did it.
Youth Radio Reflects on Education During a Recession
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