Christina Chkarboul is a 2023-24 College Journalism Network Fellow, and a junior majoring in Earth sciences and global studies at the University of Southern California. Christina serves as the managing editor of the Daily Trojan, USC's independent, student-run daily newspaper, and is also a data reporter for Los Angeles-based data news site Crosstown, where she covers crime and other citywide issues. She reported on child poverty and youth mental health as a summer reporter at the Malheur Enterprise, a weekly paper in eastern Oregon. Christina is interested in civic-driven local journalism and hopes to engage further in climate and sustainability reporting.
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Education
They conquered gloom and Zoom: 2024 college grads on what comes next
Five college graduates reflect on their unique college experience and look forward to their early career plans.
Higher Education
Hundreds arrested and suspended: How California colleges are disciplining faculty and students over protests
Students and faculty protesting the Israel-Hamas war at universities throughout California are facing a range of consequences from arrests to suspensions and bans from campus. Meanwhile, students and faculty have also had to endure campus closures, canceled events, and classes moving online. What are the academic and legal costs of civil disobedience for California’s college protesters?
College Beat
California colleges have to slash emissions. Here’s why decarbonization is complex and costly.
California’s three public university systems are either setting or reworking their climate plans to fall in line with the state’s goal for carbon neutrality by 2045, all while striving to expand in size and scope. New plans do away with a large reliance on carbon offsets, making an already difficult and costly process of reducing emissions even harder.
CalMatters en Español
Los estudiantes trabajadores de Cal State votaron a favor de formar un sindicato y ahora buscarán un nuevo contrato con mejores beneficios
Read this story in English. Delila Grubaugh no estaba segura de si unirse a un sindicato la beneficiaría. Es decir, hasta que contrajo neumonía y se vio incapaz de obtener licencia por enfermedad remunerada, lo que la obligó a trabajar como asistente de biblioteca en Cal State Fullerton mientras estaba enferma. El acceso a la […]
College Beat
Cal State student workers voted to form a union. Here’s what students want.
Now that undergraduate student workers in the California State University system have voted to join the staff union, their next step is to negotiate a contract. Students say they’ll be asking for sick time, fair pay and increased hours.
College Beat
Are electric bikes allowed at your college in California? Depends on where you go to school
As electric bikes and scooters gain popularity among college students, California campuses vary over their regulation. The devices pose safety risks yet are cheaper, more convenient and better for the environment than gas-powered vehicles.
