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| California Today: Who Got Into the University of California? | California Today: Who Got Into the University of California? |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
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| On Monday, the University of California introduced its largest ever crop of students admitted for the upcoming academic year. | On Monday, the University of California introduced its largest ever crop of students admitted for the upcoming academic year. |
| That’s 108,178 admitted freshman out of a pool of 176,695 applicants across the system’s nine undergraduate campuses. | That’s 108,178 admitted freshman out of a pool of 176,695 applicants across the system’s nine undergraduate campuses. |
| Another 28,752 transfer students — including a record 26,700 from the California Community Colleges system — were offered spots at U.C. campuses, out of 41,282 applicants. | Another 28,752 transfer students — including a record 26,700 from the California Community Colleges system — were offered spots at U.C. campuses, out of 41,282 applicants. |
| “Yet another year of record-setting admissions underscores the tremendous interest in the world-class education at U.C.,” Janet Napolitano, the university’s president, said in a statement. | “Yet another year of record-setting admissions underscores the tremendous interest in the world-class education at U.C.,” Janet Napolitano, the university’s president, said in a statement. |
| The data was released as U.C. grapples with questions about how to best serve the full spectrum of young Californians amid widening economic inequality and debates about the value of a college education. | |
| [Read more about whether California’s universities can still offer a path to mobility.] | [Read more about whether California’s universities can still offer a path to mobility.] |
| On top of that, this year, the University of California was swept up in the college admissions scandal, which laid bare just how elite the system’s most competitive campuses have become. | On top of that, this year, the University of California was swept up in the college admissions scandal, which laid bare just how elite the system’s most competitive campuses have become. |
| Last month, I talked with Ms. Napolitano about changes to admissions processes meant to head off any admissions fraud in the future. | Last month, I talked with Ms. Napolitano about changes to admissions processes meant to head off any admissions fraud in the future. |
| [Read more about why California was all over the admissions scandal.] | [Read more about why California was all over the admissions scandal.] |
| She described the university as a kind of public trust. And as such, Ms. Napolitano said, its administrators must implement policies that both “mitigate against the undue effect of privilege,” as well as work to put a U.C. education within reach of as many residents of the state as possible. The university has faced criticism for admitting too many students from out of state in the past. | She described the university as a kind of public trust. And as such, Ms. Napolitano said, its administrators must implement policies that both “mitigate against the undue effect of privilege,” as well as work to put a U.C. education within reach of as many residents of the state as possible. The university has faced criticism for admitting too many students from out of state in the past. |
| This week, officials announced an increase in the freshman admission rate for Californians (by three percentage points, to 62 percent) and highlighted what was by at least one measure the most diverse class ever: 40 percent of admitted freshmen were from historically underrepresented groups, meaning they are African-American, Chicano or Latino, or American Indian. | This week, officials announced an increase in the freshman admission rate for Californians (by three percentage points, to 62 percent) and highlighted what was by at least one measure the most diverse class ever: 40 percent of admitted freshmen were from historically underrepresented groups, meaning they are African-American, Chicano or Latino, or American Indian. |
| Asian-American students were the largest ethnic group among freshman admissions, representing 35 percent of the class, followed by 34 percent Chicano or Latino, 22 percent white, 5 percent African-American and 0.5 percent American Indian. | Asian-American students were the largest ethnic group among freshman admissions, representing 35 percent of the class, followed by 34 percent Chicano or Latino, 22 percent white, 5 percent African-American and 0.5 percent American Indian. |
| Forty-four percent of the freshman admissions from California would be first-generation college students, and 40 percent are low income. | Forty-four percent of the freshman admissions from California would be first-generation college students, and 40 percent are low income. |
| But that’s all across a huge system, and the stats aren’t reflected at the most competitive campuses. For example, just 26 percent of freshman admissions to U.C. Berkeley were from underrepresented groups. | But that’s all across a huge system, and the stats aren’t reflected at the most competitive campuses. For example, just 26 percent of freshman admissions to U.C. Berkeley were from underrepresented groups. |
| As my colleague Jennifer Medina reported last year, the bulk of the fast-growing Latino population — particularly first-generation college students — is headed to less academically lauded campuses, like U.C. Merced. | As my colleague Jennifer Medina reported last year, the bulk of the fast-growing Latino population — particularly first-generation college students — is headed to less academically lauded campuses, like U.C. Merced. |
| [Here’s the full story about how U.C. Merced has become a flagship for Latino students.] | [Here’s the full story about how U.C. Merced has become a flagship for Latino students.] |
| That raises as many questions about how to make U.C.L.A. and U.C. Berkeley more like U.C. Merced as it does about how Merced can become more like its older siblings. | That raises as many questions about how to make U.C.L.A. and U.C. Berkeley more like U.C. Merced as it does about how Merced can become more like its older siblings. |
| Are you headed to a U.C. campus in the fall? We’d love to hear about where you’re from, which campus you picked and why. Email us at CAtoday@nytimes.com. | Are you headed to a U.C. campus in the fall? We’d love to hear about where you’re from, which campus you picked and why. Email us at CAtoday@nytimes.com. |
| (We often link to sites that limit access for nonsubscribers. We appreciate your reading Times coverage, but we also encourage you to support local news if you can.) | (We often link to sites that limit access for nonsubscribers. We appreciate your reading Times coverage, but we also encourage you to support local news if you can.) |
| • Google, Qualcomm, Cisco and Intel were among the big tech companies that met with President Trump on Monday to talk about the administration’s blacklisting of the Chinese telecom equipment behemoth Huawei. [The New York Times] | • Google, Qualcomm, Cisco and Intel were among the big tech companies that met with President Trump on Monday to talk about the administration’s blacklisting of the Chinese telecom equipment behemoth Huawei. [The New York Times] |
| • F.B.I. agents searched the headquarters of Los Angeles’s municipal utility, as well as the office of Mike Feuer, the city attorney, and other locations on Monday, as part of an investigation into a botched rollout of a L.A. Department of Water and Power customer billing system in 2013. [The Los Angeles Times] | • F.B.I. agents searched the headquarters of Los Angeles’s municipal utility, as well as the office of Mike Feuer, the city attorney, and other locations on Monday, as part of an investigation into a botched rollout of a L.A. Department of Water and Power customer billing system in 2013. [The Los Angeles Times] |
| • The U.S. Marine Corps told the embattled congressman Duncan Hunter to stop using its emblem and slogan in campaign materials. [The New York Times] | • The U.S. Marine Corps told the embattled congressman Duncan Hunter to stop using its emblem and slogan in campaign materials. [The New York Times] |
| • A small fire in Napa County near Lake Berryessa forced residents of nine homes to evacuate and closed Highway 128 on Monday. A state fire official said he didn’t expect the blaze to grow overnight, though. [The Press Democrat] | • A small fire in Napa County near Lake Berryessa forced residents of nine homes to evacuate and closed Highway 128 on Monday. A state fire official said he didn’t expect the blaze to grow overnight, though. [The Press Democrat] |
| • California is wary of wildfires. But Californians are already paying for them. [The New York Times] | • California is wary of wildfires. But Californians are already paying for them. [The New York Times] |
| • At least five people were arrested, four Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputies were injured and one horse was punched during a melee in the beer line at the Stanislaus County Fair on Sunday, the last day of the fair. Maximus, the horse, was recovering and “still committed to serving justice.” [The Modesto Bee] | • At least five people were arrested, four Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputies were injured and one horse was punched during a melee in the beer line at the Stanislaus County Fair on Sunday, the last day of the fair. Maximus, the horse, was recovering and “still committed to serving justice.” [The Modesto Bee] |
| • Here’s what the Equifax data breach settlement means for you. [The New York Times] | • Here’s what the Equifax data breach settlement means for you. [The New York Times] |
| • If you missed it, here’s a close look at why there are so many vacant store fronts in San Francisco’s historic North Beach neighborhood. There’s been bureaucracy and bad luck — but that doesn’t fully explain the phenomenon. [The San Francisco Chronicle] | • If you missed it, here’s a close look at why there are so many vacant store fronts in San Francisco’s historic North Beach neighborhood. There’s been bureaucracy and bad luck — but that doesn’t fully explain the phenomenon. [The San Francisco Chronicle] |
| • Young families aren’t leaving cities. Cities are leaving young families behind, an editor writes in this essay. And it’s not just the physical difficulty or lack of amenities that comes with living in an urban area that’s driving the shift. Housing is just too expensive. [Curbed] | • Young families aren’t leaving cities. Cities are leaving young families behind, an editor writes in this essay. And it’s not just the physical difficulty or lack of amenities that comes with living in an urban area that’s driving the shift. Housing is just too expensive. [Curbed] |
| • In Morro Bay, eelgrass was 90 percent gone. Now, the eelgrass, a key part of the bay’s ecosystem, and hangout for sea otters, is starting to come back — slowly, with lots of help from conservationists and the local community. [The San Luis Obispo Tribune] | • In Morro Bay, eelgrass was 90 percent gone. Now, the eelgrass, a key part of the bay’s ecosystem, and hangout for sea otters, is starting to come back — slowly, with lots of help from conservationists and the local community. [The San Luis Obispo Tribune] |
| • An investigation by L.A. Taco found that the guac at your taqueria may not actually be avocado. [L.A. Taco] | • An investigation by L.A. Taco found that the guac at your taqueria may not actually be avocado. [L.A. Taco] |
| It’s not as hot here in California than it has been in vast swaths of the United States. But we are nonetheless due for heat — which means it’s a fine time for some scorching opinions. | It’s not as hot here in California than it has been in vast swaths of the United States. But we are nonetheless due for heat — which means it’s a fine time for some scorching opinions. |
| For that, there is this interactive summer hot take-o-meter from The Times’s Styles desk, allowing you to decide whether a bunch of opinions about summer are good or bad. | For that, there is this interactive summer hot take-o-meter from The Times’s Styles desk, allowing you to decide whether a bunch of opinions about summer are good or bad. |
| Sure, it has a bit of a New York City bent. | Sure, it has a bit of a New York City bent. |
| Exhibit A: An unidentified Times staff member posited, “Eating outside in summer is gross.” This person has clearly never been to a beach town or a vineyard in California. | Exhibit A: An unidentified Times staff member posited, “Eating outside in summer is gross.” This person has clearly never been to a beach town or a vineyard in California. |
| But that just makes it even better fodder for conversation. | But that just makes it even better fodder for conversation. |
| So open the link, read the takes, click “Agree” or “Disagree,” and whatever you do, don’t overthink it. (We all know the real summer in California is fall, anyway.) | So open the link, read the takes, click “Agree” or “Disagree,” and whatever you do, don’t overthink it. (We all know the real summer in California is fall, anyway.) |
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| California Today is edited by Julie Bloom, who grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from U.C. Berkeley. | California Today is edited by Julie Bloom, who grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from U.C. Berkeley. |