Faced with a room full of more than 100 concerned students, the Undergraduate Students Association Council performed a startling about-face by reversing $78,500 in fund allocations it approved last week. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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January 16, 12:00 am
Editorial: USAC should put surplus funding requests on public view
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 15, 12:05 am
Chloe Lew: UC should focus on pension during budget revision
When it comes to prioritizing, if you do the hardest part first, the rest will come easily. Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2014-2015 budget proposal, if passed by the legislature, would make good on his promised 5 percent base increase to the University of California fund while snubbing the UC’s request for an additional $120.9 million to fund enrollment growth, academic reinvestment and most importantly, the University’s retirement system. Read more...
Cartoons, Opinion
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January 14, 12:00 am
Editorial Cartoon: Saving the umbrella for another rainy day
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 14, 12:00 am
Travis Fife: Record releases must balance faculty interest, transparency
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. David Jentsch understands how risky animal research can be. Read more...
Photo: Stop Animal Exploitation Now, the organization currently suing the UC Board of Regents for refusing to release records, protested UCLA animal research in Westwood in October. Protests by animal rights groups are a common occurence at UCLA.
Editorials, Opinion
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January 13, 2:30 am
Editorial: USAC bylaw amendment tying pay to inflation is irresponsible
After almost half a year of evasion, vocal student backlash and halfhearted deliberation, the Undergraduate Students Association Council is at long last bringing forward a bylaw amendment that would prevent future elected officials from raising their own stipends. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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January 13, 2:23 am
Editorial: Budget proposal shows potential to ease tension between UC and state
The funding increase for the University of California included in Governor Jerry Brown’s 2014-2015 California budget proposal, which leaked late last week, is an encouraging sign. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 13, 12:18 am
Eitan Arom: Embarking on multiple majors may defeat its own purpose
Come June, I will have a piece of paper that declares me to be a Bachelor of Science. That same piece of paper will also announce that I am a Bachelor of Arts. Read more...