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The third and final day of the University of California Board of Regents meeting at UC Merced was highlighted by a sit-down between several trustees and pro-Palestinian protesters.

An encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters on UC Merced’s campus grew substantially in numbers Wednesday – and with it, the level of passion exhibited by demonstrators also expanded.

The University of California Regents met Tuesday for the first of a three-day meeting at UC Merced.

More than 1,300 students in total were set to graduate this weekend. Chancellor Juan Sanchez Munoz welcomed just under 700 graduates at Saturday’s ceremony, saying many have overcome challenges and are leaving better prepared to succeed in their careers.

While students at college campuses across the country have demonstrated against the war in Gaza by building campus encampments and occupying buildings, campuses in California’s Central Valley have so far taken a different approach.

Local young people are being enlisted into community service work. The California Service Corps is asking for 1,000 more volunteers to service the region.

Close to half of all instructors at the University of California, Merced — the youngest UC campus in the state — are lecturers. As the university faces a budget deficit, lecturers can be some of the first to take a hit.

It’s the second resolution the university’s student senate has passed on the issue. But will the student body president support it?

California farms are facing an increase in pests on some of its most vital crops due to climate change – and can expect to face more.

Almost a year after University of California ratified a contract with academic workers, graduate students say they are still involved in negotiations.