Academic freedom is often a murky concept, but it's clear to us that David Shorter, the UCLA associate professor who posted a controversial link on his course website that he says he does not intend to remove, is in the right. Shorter, an associate professor of world arts and cultures, posted a link to the U.S. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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April 26, 12:31 am
Professor David Shorter’s controversial link on course website is protected by UC bylaws
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 26, 12:29 am
Raising non-resident enrollment is a reasonable response to recent budget cuts
Last year, the University of California system faced the largest funding cut from the state, in percentage terms, since the Great Depression, according to Todd Greenspan, director of academic planning at the UC Office of the President. The year before that, tuition surpassed state contributions as the primary funding source for the UC. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 25, 12:23 am
Students First! Slate Second: Organizations should prioritize a strong political voice and platform over internal disagreements
Our upcoming Undergraduate Students Association Council elections, already marked by the withdrawal of several organizations from the Students First! coalition, are starting on an unnecessarily factional tone. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 24, 11:58 pm
Letter to the editor: Students First! offices will be missed next year
By Maryssa Hall I feel like the Students First! offices did real and sustainable work this past year. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 24, 7:24 am
Speaks Out: Earth Day
As Earth Day has recently passed us by, we asked students what they were doing to be sustainable. Read more...
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Opinion
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April 24, 7:19 am
In the know: Western undergraduate exchange
A growing number of California undergraduates are participating in the Western Undergraduate Exchange, a program that helps underpopulated, public universities across the nation enroll students for less than the typical out-of-state tuition. Read more...
Opinion
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April 24, 7:17 am
In the know: CSU students to keep grants
The tuition grants that thousands of graduate students in the California State University system depend on are safe from cuts for now, but the decision to preserve them is likely a Band-Aid solution to the problem of financing public education. Read more...