Friday, July 10



Proposed budget brings back fee increases

After a brief respite from fee increases in the 2006-2007 academic year, the 2007-2008 budget proposal released by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday includes plans to raise higher education fees by 7 percent and eliminate funding for academic preparation and outreach programs. Read more...


Freshmen return eager, prepared for winter

Andrew Chang recalls his first quarter at UCLA, new to the school as a freshman and leaping into college life. He said he remembers getting lost on campus, as well as frantic attempts to cram his schedule into what little time he had. Read more...


Editorial: Building walls in Iraq won’t fix the problem

The U.S. military has made many mistakes in Iraq, but never before has it attempted something so disturbingly desperate and stupid. The military’s new strategy for Baghdad is “gated communities,” and it would go a little like this: The military would wall off different areas of the city, force out insurgents, and declare the area safe and harmonious. Read more...


Congress aims to revise student loan system

A congressional proposal to cut student interest rates on Stafford Student Loans would save lower and middle-class students thousands of dollars, according to a new report released by the California Public Interest Research Group. Read more...