I arrived at UCLA in 2012 with the campus still furious about the recent tuition increases. But despite the uproar among students about skyrocketing college payments, my tuition and student fees – just like those of many others – were covered by the University. Read more...

Photo: Outgoing UC President Mark Yudof spoke to students at East Los Angeles High School in 2011, reaffirming the commitment to maintaining the UC’s affordability and access. At the time, UCLA faced a $55 million shortfall for the coming 2012-2013 academic year and had experienced state cutbacks over the previous years.

Last November, Aryle Butler, a third-year student at UC Berkeley, was told by campus administrators that filing a complaint against the person who sexually assaulted her would be "invasive and unnecessary.” Read more...

Photo: On Wednesday, Aug. 21, students and other activists lined up during the public comments section of a California State Legislature committee to share their opinions and experiences with sexual assault.

This summer I had the opportunity to intern at a law firm, where I would likely have sorted paperwork and fetched coffee like thousands of other students trying to wheedle their way into the professional world. Read more...

Economics students such as myself are led to believe that money is everything.We’re obsessed with cash: where it goes, what it does and how it’s counted. Read more...

Between walkouts and sit-ins in the middle of busy intersections, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Workers 3299 has made it clear that it is still not satisfied with its negotiations with the UC. Read more...

Photo: University of California workers in the AFSCME union protested a contract imposed by the UC. Both the UC and the AFSCME want to revise the current contract, but no agreement has been reached between the union and the University. The UC imposed a contract on the union just before the protest, after several attempts to negotiate a new agreement were unsuccessful.

Often, when a major corporation, like a tobacco company or a commercial bank, wants to make a lawsuit go away, it pays the plaintiff to keep quiet. The company then walks away without having to claim any liability or fault, and the plaintiff is compensated with a monetary settlement. Read more...