USC gets 2-year bowl ban, loses scholarships, must vacate wins in NCAA ruling

USC hit hard by NCAA sanctions

LOS ANGELES — The NCAA threw the book at storied Southern California on Thursday with a two-year bowl ban, four years’ probation, loss of scholarships and forfeits of an entire year’s games for improper benefits to Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush dating to the Trojans’ 2004 national championship.

Minority student activists move to forefront in protests of higher education budget cuts

Minority student activists protest education cuts

Bridgepoint Education profit soars nearly eight times higher as student enrollments rise

Bridgepoint profit soars as enrollments rise

UC San Diego reports a 3rd racist incident while 2 UC campuses hold rallies for tolerance

Racist incidents, protests spread at UC campuses

KKK-style hood found on statue at UC San Diego in third racist incident at school in 3 weeks

KKK-style hood found on UC San Diego campus

200 UCLA students stage campus rally against intolerance in wake of UC San Diego incidents

UCLA students protest against intolerance

LOS ANGELES — About 200 students have rallied at UCLA to protest recent racially tinged incidents and what they say is an intolerant atmosphere at University of California campuses.

Students storm San Diego chancellor’s office after noose is found in campus library

San Diego students storm offices after noose found

Student takeover of chancellor’s office at UC San Diego ends peacefully, no arrests

Students peacefully leave UC chancellor’s office

Students storm UC San Diego chancellor’s office racial conflict of noose in school library

Students storm UC San Diego chancellor’s office

Student hangs noose at San Diego campus library 2 weeks after racially tinged party

Student hangs noose at San Diego campus library

Student party mocking Black History Month prompts anti-racism campaign at UC San Diego

Student party prompts anti-racism school campaign

UC San Diego freezes media funding after student TV show mocks blacks’ outrage to ghetto party

University TV show mocking blacks sparks freeze

Research finds brain link for words, music ability; finding may lead to better stroke care

Research finds brain link for words, music ability

If illegal border crossers get GPS cell phones, will they find water in the desert?

Phone points illegal border crossers to water

Reggie Bush loses attempt to settle lawsuit via confidential arbitration

Bush loses attempt to take case to arbitration