University of California drops subscriptions to Elsevier, world’s largest publisher of scientific papers - Vox - [https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/3/1/18245235/university-of-california-elsevier-subscription-open-access]

"The UC system just dropped its $10 million-a-year subscription to the world’s largest publisher of academic journals....

This might seem like an odd move for a university — denying its students access to journals and academic papers they need for homework and research. But it’s driven by principle: The University of California doesn’t want scientific knowledge locked up behind paywalls, and thinks the costs of academic publishing have grown out of control...."