Twitter announced last week its plan to censor tweets on a country-by-country basis, effectively cutting off certain countries from important information. City on a Hill Press argues for an American-based company, freedom of speech and information should always apply.

A disturbing trend in UC system-wide policies would have student protests regulated to an incredible degree. In some cases, students demeaned as being “children” in need of parenting on the part of the UC.

Proposed Senate Bill 967 would restrict the UC and CSU executives ability to grant themselves and their peers salary increases. But for the UC, it would serve more as an option rather than a binding law.

The unseasonably warm weather, while it makes for a beautiful December and January, could be potentially leaving California in a bind.

Student-driven education is a laudable effort. It’s one of the most encouraging aspects of university life. But the burden of something as comprehensive and necessary as ethnic studies and its related programs shouldn’t be relegated to students alone.

This month the House of Representatives will consider a bill that could change the way Americans use the Internet for the worse.

The Nov. 28 occupation of the Hahn Student Business Services Center proved to be a demonstrable shift from the wild defacements of Kerr Hall.

UCSC students must pay close attention to the actions of the Student Union Assembly to ensure their money is spent effectively and responsibly.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced the $450 billion cut to the Pentagon’s budget may partially have to come out of the military’s health insurance program, Tricare. Raised fees and renegotiating retirement pay of veterans are unacceptable measures compared to the price tags of the Pentagon’s other defense contracts.

While well intentioned legislation hopes to help alleviate student debt, it fails to address the culprit behind crushing repayment plans: private loans and corporate banks.