University of California

99% Invisible: The brief and tumultuous life of the new UC logo

Roman Mars — Tue, 07 May 2013 00:19:54 +0000

If you’re not from California, or missed this bit of news, the University of California has a new logo – or, rather, had a new logo. To be more precise they had a new “visual identity system,” which is the kind of entirely accurate but completely wonky description that gets met with sarcastic eye rolls from anyone who isn’t a designer, but there it is. But they don’t have a new logo anymore. Because of a massive public backlash, the UC system actually suspended the monogram while we were reporting this story.

What the UC system can learn from Chile

Carolina Hidalgo — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:39:59 +0000

Campuses have played host to several protests throughout the year, with students outraged over steep rising costs. University officials approved tuition increases of eight to sixteen percent per year for four years. It’s a continuing trend – tuition has risen by more than 300 percent over the last decade, largely the consequence of drops in state funding.

Connecting the Dots: Top news stories for Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Mary Rees — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:12:03 +0000

The Oakland police department has announced it will reduce the number of officers in the city’s most violent blocks, following complaints from residents of the Oakland hills and North Oakland that burglaries have increased in their neighborhoods, according to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Connecting the Dots: Afternoon edition for Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Ninna Gaensler-Debs — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:41:44 +0000

The Assembly Committee on Public Safety has rejected a bill that would make it a felony for teachers to date students, voting it down 3-0. The bill was incited by the much publicized case of a 41-year-old-teacher in Modesto leaving his wife and three children to move in with an 18-year-old student. Republican Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen of Modesto pledged to keep pushing for similar legislation...