For 20 years, the University of California and the state legislature folded their hands in their lap and slowly allowed one of the major financial structures of the University to sink into insolvency. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
|
January 16, 10:35 am
Natalie Delgadillo: State needs to accept responsibility, contribute to UCRP
Opinion, Opinion Columns
|
January 16, 10:35 am
Travis Fife: Additional funds necessary to close projected degree gap in California
Degrees are the bridge to California’s future, but we are starting to run out of planks. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, the state will need at least one million more college degree holders than currently projected by 2025. Read more...
Photo: (Kimberly Ann Striegel/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
|
January 15, 12:00 am
Chloe Lew: Nonresident students should not be used as financial crutches for UC
As a native Californian, I’ve always felt shamelessly privileged with the best – the beautiful West Coast, eternal sunshine, celebrity neighbors and about $23,000 less in tuition fees at the University of California than nonresidents. Read more...
Photo: Evan English/Daily Bruin
Opinion, Opinion Columns
|
January 13, 12:00 am
Casey Kovarik: College-ranking system should consider demographics, mission
Linking college ratings to federal funding is a good idea in theory, but it’s a bit more complicated in practice. Recently the U.S. Department of Education released a framework for a college ratings system that would score colleges and distribute funding based on those ratings. Read more...
Photo: Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin
Opinion Columns
|
January 12, 12:00 am
Ara Shirinian: Transfer events should be student-run, creating sense of community
In the opening presentation at my transfer orientation session, there was an emphasis on the fact that at UCLA, you are not just a number. It’s unfortunate then that I spent the rest of the excruciatingly long day feeling like the opposite was true; throughout the day, I came up with more questions than answers and spent much of my time racing the people in my group to sign up for classes that were quickly filling up . Read more...
Photo: Maggie Zheng/Daily Bruin
Opinion, Opinion Columns
|
January 8, 12:05 am
Kunal Patel: Master Plan must account for higher resident demand
Once upon a time, California’s public higher education system was the golden crown of all the services that the state provided. But without proper maintenance, public higher education today vaguely resembles the ideals that were envisioned by the 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education in California. Read more...
Photo: Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin
Opinion, Opinion Columns
|
January 7, 12:08 am
Zoey Freedman: UCLA should raise awareness of STIs, sexual health
Graduating from college typically means walking away with a degree and a diploma, but at this point it could mean walking away with a sexually transmitted infection as well. Read more...
Photo: Evan English/Daily Bruin