Monday, April 6

News briefs

UC faculty approves teaching code revisions University of California faculty members voted on July 30 to revise the 69-year-old guidelines designed to keep professors from pushing their personal agendas on students. Read more...


UCLA hosts unique conference

In the middle of summer session, a new wave of students have converged on campus this week to take part in what is likely the largest history class UCLA will see this year. Read more...



UC suffers increased cuts with new budget

The University of California’s financial situation went from bad to worse this past week when Gov. Gray Davis signed an overdue budget Saturday that cut $410 million in funding to the university, approximately $111 million more than UC officials were anticipating. Read more...



New budget may prolong problems

Californians who want to breathe a sigh of relief in thinking that the state’s financial worries are over may have to hold their breath. Though the state Legislature passed a budget last week ““ a month after the fiscal deadline ““ economic analysts warn that the loosely bundled collection of borrowing, financial assumptions and tax hikes will only prolong the state’s troubles ““ and perhaps exacerbate them. Read more...


Graduate students seek to prevent hike

Attorneys for eight students suing the University of California Board of Regents will seek a preliminary injunction in court Aug. 13 which would prevent the university from implementing a 25 percent increase in professional school fees this fall. Read more...