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Richard Kroll, 1953 – 2009
He saw his father murdered by the machete of a Mau Mau rebel when he was 13 and he forgave the killer. A genetic ailment lay dormant for much of his life, then sprung itself upon him, impairing his motor functions, but he kept teaching. One of the few professors brave enough to dole out a deserved D+, he was unfairly called a fascist, and he still gave students the chance to rewrite. Richard Kroll was tough and fair.
Acclaimed English Professor Passes Away Due to Illness
TRAGEDY: Faculty member with nearly two decades of teaching experience at UCI passes away.
Online University: There’s No Such Thing as a Free Education
Online schools are drastically different from the schools that we know. When Steve, an imaginary student at an online school goes to class, he wears pajamas, chomps on Cheetos and smells a tad funky. He does not bother his classmates with his odor because they are scattered around the world. All of his classes, tests and study sessions can take place wherever he maintains his wireless connection. From the bathroom to Starbucks, his learning locations and opportunities are endless. One entrepreneur wants to apply this system of education to a worldwide level and wants to make it free.
Budgeting a Day Off to Save the Day
On Jan. 31, Sacramento announced its solution to save $1.3 billion by next June: furloughs. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s latest plan is to force 238,000 state employees to take an extra two unpaid days off each month.
Shooting Down Concealed Guns on Campuses
The following dates and places all stand in wake of tragedy: April 20, 1999, Columbine High School; April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech; Feb. 14, 2008, Northern Illinois University. On each of these dates and campuses, a school shooting occurred that changed any parent, faculty or student associated with an institute for education. The outbreak of violence that many people associate with poor neighborhoods, or even third world countries, happened on what was generally perceived as a safe environment: a campus. Since these horrific events have transpired, an organization has surfaced to suggest its version of a solution. The Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC) is an organization that is lobbying to lift the ban on concealed weapons on college campuses.
Sports Recaps and Previews
SPORTS: Women’s basketball and water polo recaps. Men’s basketball and volleyball previews.
Soaring Across the Seas
BASKETBALL: Dutch phenom Rebecca Maessen loves computers and basketball.
College is the Best. Get Blacked Out at the Bren. Here’s How…
THE FRESHNESS: I have witnessed two different ways to get blacked out at the Bren Events Center. One way will allow you to enjoy the benefits of being a student at a Division One sporting event. The other will get you kicked out of that same sporting event. You make the choice.
Nothing Brings People Together More Than Collective Hate
THE SWAGGER: It seems like the LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant debate is all over the sports world today. Heck, I wrote my column about it just two weeks ago. But since Kobe’s 61- point slashing of the Knicks and LeBron’s almost triple-double performance in New York, the blogs have been going crazy. It is safe to call this relationship between the two players an official rivalry. And rivalries are one of the best things about sports…
Letters to the Editor
Almuni Warns that UC Board of Regents Proposal Harms Us All; Green That’s Too Extreme: Failing to Understand Your Audience; Relationship Educator Finds Divorce Article Touching
