“Do the right thing,” Newsom said. “What’s the point of the system? What’s the point of the university? What’s the point of all of this?” In an all caps statement on Thursday, Newsom called the proposal “radical” and threatened to pull state funding immediately from schools in the state that opt to sign on. He said that California will “not bankroll schools that sell out their students, professors, researchers and surrender academic freedom.” Newsom’s comments Friday were in line with the increasingly heated warnings and expressions of exasperation the governor has issued in recent months as he tries to rally...