California’s ongoing divestment from higher education reached new lows this year. California citizens, as represented by the officials they elected, have made it clear that they plan never again to subsidize college education in a meaningful way. Read more...
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s worst: 1.) The trend toward privatization
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s best:1.) Efforts for international community
This year, students at UCLA have shown an unprecedented sense of international consciousness and have rallied as a community behind issues that affect populations far beyond Westwood. Read more...
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Committee appointments follow protracted USAC debate
Eight appointments, seven hours and two recesses later, the undergraduate student government meeting came to a close past 2 a.m. on Wednesday after a long night of deliberations on the presidential appointments. Read more...
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June 5, 9:00 pm
Students present homes to 6 families
The rhythmic patter of hammers and the crunch of shovels digging echoed throughout the site, as men and women worked doggedly in the morning heat to build houses for low-income families. Read more...
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June 5, 9:00 pm
Wal-Mart debated at UCLA
Wal-Mart is the largest corporation in the world. It generates hundreds of billions of dollars in sales each year and employs millions of workers both at home and abroad. Read more...
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June 5, 9:00 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s worst: 2.) Dollars misspent on construction
In a public university where talk of funding cuts, low wages, limited resources and tight budgets buzz around many conversations, UCLA’s wasteful construction projects this year exemplified a troubling trend of funding mismanagement and wasted taxpayer and student dollars. Read more...
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June 5, 9:00 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s best: 2.) Smaller sports bring home titles
At a campus where football and basketball are king and prince of the sports scene, it has been the smaller sports, the paupers of the athletic department, that have shone the brightest this year. Read more...