Today on AirTalk, we discuss a recently introduced a package of bills meant to reform the college admissions process and close backdoors for the kids of rich or connected parents. We also examine a recent study suggesting women's brains appear three years younger than men's; and more.
Goodbye to ‘legacies’? A new CA bill takes aim at one form of preferential admissions
Yesterday, California lawmakers introduced a package of bills meant to reform the college admissions process and close backdoors for the kids of rich or connected parents. This comes on the heels of the college admissions scandal.
One of the bills, introduced by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), takes aim at legacy admissions by setting a new standard for schools to qualify to receive the Cal Grant Program. To receive Cal Grant dollars, a university would have to stop “giving preferential treatment in admission to an applicant with a relationship to a donor or alumni of the institution.” While many of the other bills introduced yesterday impact the public universities in California, Assemblymember Ting’s AB 697 would also affect private universities.
For universities, legacy admissions can be a financial boon -- a way to strengthen relationships with alumni and donors by building family allegiance to a single school. And while it shouldn’t be the sole reason that a student receives an acceptance letter, many schools might shirk at the financial fallout of completely nixing family ties from the admissions equation.
We discuss with Assemblymember Phil Ting, as well as someone who worked in university gifts planning and development.
What financial role do legacy admissions play in a school’s budget? How much weight do schools give to legacy admissions? And how could this prohibition be enforced?
Guests:
Phil Ting, California Assembly member (D-San Francisco) who currently represents the 19th Assembly District, which encompasses western San Francisco and northern San Mateo County; he is the author of AB 697, which would bar Cal Grant funding from schools that give admissions preference to “legacy” students
Gary Dicovitsky, a consultant who specializes in finding donors and alumni for charitable institutions; he previously led development at Pomona and Caltech, oversaw the gifts planning programs at Princeton and University of Virginia and worked in gifts planning at Dartmouth College, where he also worked in admissions and as an athletics coach
Study finds women’s brains appear to be younger than men’s
The findings of a new study from Washington University School of Medicine suggest women's brains appear three years younger than men's.
The study looked at 200 people from 20 to 80 years old and how their brain’s use sugar.
Women’s brains on average are three years younger than men’s.
Today on AirTalk, we’ll explore how researchers came to that conclusion and what we can learn from their research.
Have any questions? Call us at 866-893-5722.
Guests:
Marcus E. Raichle MD, co-author of the study recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; neurologist and professor of radiology and neurology at Washington University in St Louis.
Gayatri Devi MD, clinical professor of neurology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and attending neurologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City; director of Park Avenue Neurology, a private office in New York.
How does SoCal get its local news?
TV, Radio, newspapers, the web. There are so many different places where people can turn to to find local news -- but what’s king? And how does it differ among different communities?
Pew Research Center’s recent “What are the local news dynamics in your city?” project surveyed nearly 35,000 adults to better understand how their geographic communities preferred local news.
In Los Angeles, 40 percent of surveyed adults said television was their preferred method of local news consumption, with KABC TV and KTLA TV being the top source, both coming in at 7 percent. 26 percent of adults turn to news website and apps and social media comes in at 17 percent. Radio, yours truly, came in last, with 8 percent of adults choosing it as their local news source.
And the topic cited as most “important for daily life?” The weather.
Additionally, the survey attempted to capture whether those living in SoCal feel connected to the local media. 57 percent of those surveyed felt that local journalists were in touch with the community, and 38 percent felt that the news media had influence on their community.
We parse the survey results.
Plus, what’s your preferred method of consuming local news? How do you feel about SoCal’s local media landscape? How connected are you to it?
Guests:
Amy Mitchell, director of Journalism Research at Pew Research Center, where she was the lead on the recent project “What are the local news dynamics in your city?”
Ken Doctor, media analyst who focuses on the transformation of consumer media in the digital age; author of “Newsonomics: Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get” (St. Martin’s Press, 2010)
FilmWeek: ‘Dumbo,’ ‘Maze,’ ‘3 Faces’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Wade Major review this weekend’s new movie releases.
- "Dumbo" in wide release
- "3 Faces" at Laemmle's Royal, Laemmle's Town Center & Laemmle's Glendale
- "A Vigilante" at AMC Universal CityWalk
- "Unplanned" in wide release
- "The Brink" at the Landmark Theater
- "Diane" at the Nuart Theater
- "American Relapse" at Laemmle's Monica Film Center
- "Slut in a Good Way" at Laemmle's Playhouse, Laemmle's Royal 7 Laemmle's Glendale
CRITICS' HITS
Wade: 'Dumbo,' 'A Vigilante' & 'American Relapse'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NiYVoqBt-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyZ_Gu8rSZE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGvPkLckQlw
Lael: '3 Faces,' 'The Brink,' 'Diane' & 'Slut in a Good Way'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTwB4dVxZ-M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjfUPLEKZtI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl1WJA0T5II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBOjfxh0j7c
MIXED FEELINGS:
Wade: 'Unplanned'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBLWpKbC3ww
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein, KPCC film critic; she tweets
Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com
Femme fatales and fast-paced dialogue: a celebration of film at the 21st annual Noir City: Hollywood film festival
Danger, desire and despair. These are just some of the key elements that make a classic noir film.
One of the biggest celebrations of noir films, Noir City: Hollywood, celebrates its 21st anniversary this weekend and returns to the Egyptian theater for a 10-night event filled with femme fatales and quick paced, poetic dialogue.
Films from the festival include noir classics such as Joan Crawford’s 1952 film Sudden Fear, 1956’s A Kiss Before Dying with Robert Wagner, Humphrey Bogart’s The Harder They Fall & 1958’s Touch of Evil, directed by Orson Welles and starring Charlton Heston.
Eddie Muller, host of the Noir City: Hollywood film festival joins Larry and our FilmWeek critics to discuss the fun and fascinating history behind film noir.
Do you have a favorite noir film? Give us a call at 866-893-5722.
Noir City: Hollywood kicks off tonight, Friday, March 29 and ends Sunday, April 7 at the Egyptian Theatre.
Guests:
Eddie Muller, host of Noir City: Hollywood 2019 and “Noir Alley” on Turner Classic Movies, and the founder and president of the Film Noir Society; he tweets
Lael Loewenstein, KPCC film critic; she tweets
Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and CineGods.com