The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to prevent college student interest rates from doubling. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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April 29, 11:39 pm
Missing element of competition harmful to overall USAC voting process
With the absence of Students First! in this year's undergraduate student government elections comes the absence of a necessary element of competition. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 29, 11:25 pm
Letters to the Editor: SF! is better off doing advocacy work outside USAC
Ani Torossian misses the point in arguing that "student organizations that would have supported SF! may now be left without a voice in the elections." Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 26, 11:25 pm
Adding new categories to UC application allow for more accurate racial representations
The University of California system has always prided itself in the diversity found throughout its campuses. Yet beneath this desire for diversity lies a misrepresentation of many ethnic groups because of broad racial and ethnic categorization found on the UC undergraduate application. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 26, 11:12 pm
Proposed GE requirement can help address campus climate issues
UCLA's community needs a greater academic commitment to educating students and staff about issues of discrimination and bias on campus. 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
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...
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...