Yuba College Not Accessible?Despite ADA, Campus Obstacles Remain
Every day Bettie Plouffe, one of the 362 disabled students registered with Disabled Students Programs and Services faces difficulties getting into the classrooms on the Yuba College campus.
She is diagnosed with Progressive Spastic Dystonia which causes her muscles to twist and contract involuntarily into awkward positions.…
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St. Patrick's Day Pushed Aside
For the first time since 1940 Millions will celebrate Saint Patrick's Day a little differently than usual. After much debate church officials decided to move the celebration due to conflicting dates with their Holy Week. St. Paddy's day festivities will be taking place all across the globe from March 14th through April 2nd.…
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Housing Lease Prices Quickly SkyrocketDaily Trojan (USC)
(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES - After waiting in line through Friday night to sign leases with Conquest Student Housing, many students said they feel mistreated by the housing company, citing instances of dishonest behavior and misleading prices.
Jack Friedman, a sophomore majoring in business administration, waited in line outside the front entrance of Conquest's Tuscany complex, along with his roommate and roughly 60 other potential Conquest leasers.…
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Are Consumers Ready for Cloned Meat?Store Owners Say No
In December of 2006 the Food and Drug Administration ruled that meat and other products made from cloned animals is safe for human consumption. Does this mean that your next rib-eye could be just one of hundreds of identical pieces of meat taken from the same clones?
Not likely, at least any time soon.…
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Explosive Scare at UC DavisPotentially explosive materials found in student's residence
The California Aggie (UC-Davis)
(U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. - Police evacuated the Tercero residence halls Wednesday night after receiving a call that a UC Davis student was in possession of explosives.
First-year economics major Mark Woods, 18, of Torrance, Calif.…
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