Nov 20th, 2008 · The California State University system may slash student enrollment by 10,000 students because of statewide budget cuts. Allison Jones, assistant vice chancellor of the California State University system, explains what the move could mean for current and future college students in California.
Nov 20th, 2007 · One of college football's most electrifying moments took place exactly 25 years ago. The final kickoff in the annual battle between rivals Stanford and Cal was so ludicrously improbable, that it has become immortalized simply as "The Play."
Mar 17th, 2006 · The Board of Regents of the University of California system vote to stop investing in companies that do business in Sudan. As Frank Stoltze of member station KPCC reports, the decision was made in protest of the Sudanese government's role in ethnic violence that has left more than 100,000 dead and millions homeless.
Dec 10th, 2005 · As companies announce cuts or freezes in employee pensions, many recall a warning from retiring Fed chief Alan Greenspan: Social Security and Medicare have uncertain futures. Cal professor Harley Shaiken offers Scott Simon his insights.
Jun 4th, 2005 · The University of California is fighting to stay on as manager of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, birthplace of the atom bomb. It may have to compete against other bidders, including the University of Texas. What does the competition mean for the future of the lab?
Aug 5th, 2004 · Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews To Tulsa and Back by J.J. Cale, and Roll It Down by Canadian-American Ray Bonneville.
Jun 13th, 2004 · Since the mid-1960s, songwriter J.J. Cale has been writing southern-style rock hits for Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers. He talks with NPR's Liane Hansen about his first collection of new songs in eight years, To Tulsa and Back.