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
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January 16, 10:35 am
Natalie Delgadillo: State needs to accept responsibility, contribute to UCRP
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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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...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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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...
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Editorials, Opinion
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January 15, 12:00 am
Editorial: JazzReggae Festival needs to plan for future financial sustainability
Of the past 12 years that UCLA has held JazzReggae on our campus, the large festival has run a deficit 10 times. Skyrocketing operational costs and decreasing ticket sales have meant that JazzReggae relies on unstable sources of funding to stay afloat, including student fees paid out to the Cultural Affairs Commission and double-dipping in the Undergraduate Students Association’s surplus funds. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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January 15, 12:00 am
Editorial: UCLA community should stand against Armenian genocide denial
Members of the Turkish Cultural Club tried to deny on Tuesday that the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians near the start of the 20th century was a genocide. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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January 14, 2:43 am
Submission: Transfer students deserve more representation
Over the years, the number of transfer students applying to UCLA has grown at a steady rate. However, despite the growing number of applicants to this esteemed university, quality representation for admitted transfer students has been limited. Read more...
Opinion
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January 14, 2:32 am
Submission: Transfer student stereotypes must be eliminated
Grueling, lonely, overwhelming, tough, intimidating, disappointing, isolating, stressful, exciting, adaptable, opportunistic, roller coaster, secluding, unexpected, full of homesickness; these are words commonly expressed by our Transfer Student Representative staff describing their first quarter at UCLA. Read more...