Monday, July 27


Bloc voting worries Elections Board

With the disappearance of the Internet Protocol delay from this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council elections, bloc voting during voting periods is more of a concern this year. Read more...


Compact a bet on state’s economy

The university is gambling on the future upswing of the state budget ““ an upswing analysts say is far from certain ““ by entering into a compact with the governor over funding. Read more...


Budget agreement reached

University of California President Robert Dynes and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger praised a new budget compact between the university and the state when it was announced Tuesday, but it met with more concern and anger than enthusiasm from some UC officials and student leaders. Read more...




A closer look: Legislators angered at lack of consultation

While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and officials from the University of California and California State University systems were hammering out an agreement on funding levels for the state’s public universities, many state legislators who were not consulted are up in arms over being kept out of the loop.  Many state legislators, including members of the state Assembly and Senate, were outraged by both the terms of the deal struck between the governor and UC and CSU, as well the fact that they were not given input in the process. Read more...