A muddled bill that calls on University of California and California State University campuses to consider race, ethnicity and gender when reviewing undergraduate and graduate applications should not be passed into law. Read more...

For years, UCLA has covered the extra fees applied to every BruinBill payment students make using their credit cards. Now, in an effort to cut costs, UCLA has transferred the fees onto students by implementing a 2.75 percent convenience fee for BruinBill credit card payments, which cover tuition, housing, parking permits and other items. Though this extra charge may seem far from convenient, the university shouldered the burden of paying $6.5 million for those credit card fees for 17 years. Read more...