http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bpreview UC Berkeley’s only nonpartisan political quarterly Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:15:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BY NATHAN VESHECCO Oski68: Heading to job interview now. Think I’ve got this thing in the bag. @jefftedford WISH ME LUCK!!!! ;)   INT. OFFICE – DAY A sharply dressed man sits behind a desk. ... http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bpreview/?p=676 Three student veterans on the political battle over Iraq, life as a soldier, and coming home. BY DAN FOSTER In the ongoing debate about US foreign policy, it's easy to get lost in the bewildering array of voices. However, one viewpoint is often underrepresented: that of the United ... http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bpreview/?p=673 A personal look at the life and times of Ted Kennedy through his friends on both sides of the aisle. BY MEAGAN KUNERT The passing of Edward "Ted" Kennedy has been mourned as the end of an American political dynasty. However, while the patriarchs of the Kennedy clan — America's own version ... http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bpreview/?p=672 How the radical history that ousted Jones from the Obama Administration defined his career. BY PATRICK NIEMEYER Speaking to an as yet uninspired crowd about social entrepreneurship at a conference in 2005, Van Jones, former green jobs czar to Barack Obama, pointed out to an audience member ... http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bpreview/?p=669 The University’s low-cost health insurance plan keeps many students insured, but it may not work on a national level. BY EMMELINE SUN The health care debate is producing so many newsworthy soundbites that even the CNN ticker is struggling to stay apace. While the rhetoric of the debate may have degenerated, ... http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bpreview/?p=667 A student’s experience with SHIP demonstrates why we need a public health insurance option. BY ASHLEY LYSTNE Ashley Lystne is Editor-in-Chief of Cal Literature and Arts Magazine. By now, I'm sure my roommates are sick of hearing me talk about how sick I am. They've got to ... http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bpreview/?p=665 The campus has taken steps to prepare for the pandemic, but is far from alarmed. BY NATALIE MARSH AND KATHLEEN ZARATZIAN Berkeley students already have it rough this year — state budget cuts have led to fewer courses, larger classes, and higher student fees; a slow economy ... http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bpreview/?p=664 Why solving the university’s financial crisis needs more than a Walkout. Last month's Walkout against the UC Regents' and their emergency financial measures shows that Berkeley can still draw the crowds when it needs to. Thousands strong, the protestors rallied around the charge that the Regents were using the state's ... http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bpreview/?p=660 These days, a simple majority just isn’t enough to get things done. Bruce Cain is Heller Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley and Director of the UC Washington Center, Washington, DC . Congratulations. Your candidates across the board won. Your hard work and enthusiasm have paid ... http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bpreview/?p=658 The selection has been made and the debate is underway. Until her Senate confirmation, Sonya Sotomayor, President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, is under fire. As the first Latina and third woman ever to be nominated for the bench, Sotomayor represents great progress, both for the legal profession and for American ... http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bpreview/?p=589