On the first day of my intergroup dialogue seminar last year, I sat in a circle with around 15 students that I had never met before of mixed race and heritage. Read more...

A multi-year tuition freeze is a great deal for students who will be enrolled while tuition remains stable, but students entering the University of California after levels thaw could be left to deal with sizeable consequences. Read more...

On May 21, three propositions will appear on the L.A. ballot concerning the legality of medicinal marijuana dispensaries in the city. Read more...

Photo: The Farmacy in Westwood is one of the 135 marijuana dispensaries that would be exempt from a citywide ban if Proposition D passes.

Calls for “transparency” and “accountability” within the Undergraduate Students Association Council were made by nearly every candidate in this year’s elections. Read more...

Thousands of University of California patient care technical workers are planning to walk off the job in protest of poor conditions for both employees and patients within UC medical centers. Read more...

Photo: In January, hundreds of patient care workers walked out to protest pay and pension changes. Though negotiations have been ongoing for almost 10 months, differences between the union and the UC have not been resolved.

On May 1, the UC Student-Worker Union made clear its sunshine demands for 2013. Among this list of demands is an increase in wages for University of California teaching assistants. In this financial climate, however, the union’s demands, which also include expanded health options and sabbaticals for student-workers, are unreasonable. Read more...