Parshan Kermani

Demand for mental health resources on campus highlights inadequate resources

It was about a year ago when I first wrote about the conditions of our counseling center, detailing the long waits, the lack of...

Academic Senate Approves New Humanities Courses

The quarter is fast approaching its end, and the Academic Senate has been very busy discussing the various initiatives and course proposals on the...

ASUCI Judicial Board Fills Vacancy, Legislative Injunction Lifted

Students across campus were affected by a sudden shut-down of the lights caused by a malfunctioning transformer last Tuesday. What many students missed, however,...

Asian American, Persian Studies Programs Set to Get Boosts

This installment of updates from the Academic Senate will cover proposals under consideration in the Humanities Executive Committee, as well as review the first...

Academic Senate Updates: Council on Planning and Budget

Last quarter, the Council on Planning and Budget (CPB) reviewed the budget model for the 2015 fiscal year. This model is aimed at allocating...

Being Critical of the State

If the Regents aren't acting for the students, is the State? In the past couple of months, the University of California and its 220,000 -plus...

Academic Senate Reviews Student Experiences and Educational Policy

In this installment of updates regarding Academic Senate, the New University will be examining the Council on Student Experience (CSE) and Council on Educational...

Student Center Reeks of Privatization

If you were unfortunate enough to pass across Student Center in recent weeks, you’ve probably seen some drastic changes in the operations of the...

Voting: Power in Numbers

It’s that time of the year when everywhere you go, you can feel the momentum of elections. The posters, banners and flyers with so...

Community: A Survival Guide

This is it. You are here, you can feel it. The crowd of people waiting at the lines of SPOP, the noise of students...

Job Hunting During Off-Season – Parshan

Another year passes by, and even more students are going to be added to the untold list of jobless individuals. With a stagnant economy...