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Education

SDSU students call on university system to cancel contract with OpenAI

Katie Hyson

The California State University System currently has a three-year, $39 million contract with the company behind ChatGPT. SDSU students are protesting.
Public Safety

CSU San Marcos students speak out following series of reported campus rapes this semester

Jacob Aere

California State University, San Marcos has strengthened safety and security measures in recent weeks. Some students see it as a substantial change; others say it’s not enough.
Education

The UC got rid of the SAT in admissions. It may be on its way back

Mikhail Zinshteyn

After the UC stopped requiring the SAT, some professors say students are coming in with weak math and writing skills.
Education

SD Community College District installs signs prohibiting ICE actions on campus

City News Service

Weeks after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested one person near San Diego City College and pursued another onto campus, the San Diego Community College District on Thursday began installing signs prohibiting immigration enforcement on its property.
Education

Abortion pills to be offered at California community college health centers under new law

Noelle Doblado and Skylar Stock

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Sunday requiring California community colleges with health centers to provide access to abortion medication starting in 2029. A previous law already requires public universities in California to offer abortion pills.
Education

Fact check: Are Cal State faculty underpaid?

Mikhail Zinshteyn

Overall, unionized staff and faculty compensation at the California State University is on par with national averages for similar public universities, but about a third of workers’ total salary and benefits are below national averages.
Education

AI tooling replaces entry-level coders as smaller businesses pick up the hiring slack

Heather Hollingsworth and Nicky Forster

It's a difficult job market for new graduates, especially in fields like software development where artificial intelligence is shouldering more of the work.
Public Safety

Multiple rapes reported at Cal State San Marcos in the first three weeks of the semester

John Carroll

The university said the victims all knew their attackers.
Education

California community colleges can offer up to 12 new bachelor’s degrees under laws Newsom signed

Mikhail Zinshteyn

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws that determine when community colleges can create bachelor’s degrees and how many they can offer.
Education

Newsom again vetoes bill to allow undocumented college students to work on campus

Mikhail Zinshteyn

Newsom’s veto means a four-year battle to allow students without legal status to work at California’s public colleges wages on. This is the second time he vetoed such a bill to allow public colleges and universities to hire undocumented students.