Thursday, April 30

Social Security faces privatization

An old and venerable institution of the U.S. Government, Social Security has recently come directly under the political spotlight, with many believing that it requires significant reform. Read more...


Professor criticizes Bush’s plan

Though most students probably would be bored listening to a lecture about Social Security reform, professors and students at the UCLA Anderson School of Management were intrigued by the findings of a Yale professor on the subject. Read more...


System reform could help youth

Financial experts tend to agree that if reforms are made early to Social Security, there will be a lesser degree of impact on current youth. Social Security at the end of 2004 sustained 48 million beneficiaries and covered 159 million workers and their families, according to the recently released 2005 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees. Read more...


USAC initiates new women’s program

Women and men of a variety of different backgrounds and organizations, and with varying degrees of enthusiasm for the feminist movement, gathered Sunday to discuss the state of women’s rights locally and internationally as a part of the first annual Women’s Collective. Read more...



News briefs

Quake shakes Southern California MARICOPA “”mdash; A magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck in Kern County on Saturday and could be felt as far away as downtown Los Angeles, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Read more...