Tuesday, May 19

A closer look: Staff of UC labor institute may lose jobs

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2004-2005 budget proposal may be a difficult pill to swallow for students worried about paying higher student fees. But a tough situation also faces the staff and council members of the UCLA-based University of California Institute of Labor and Employment, who may lose their jobs after Friday’s budget proposal recommended cutting all state funding to the organization. Read more...



A closer look: Cuts to research could hurt UCLA’s competitiveness

UCLA’s ability to compete with other schools could potentially be affected by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposal to cut $11.6 million from University of California research. “Some projects have been reduced and will not receive funding in the future,” said Andrew Neighbour, associate vice chancellor for research. Read more...




A costly hit to grad students

For graduate students at UCLA, buying that new suit for an internship or spending extra hours in the lab may become more of a luxury in light of the proposed 40 percent graduate fee increase for next year. Read more...


Regents to discuss fees again

Once again, the University of California Board of Regents will come to the table to debate increasing student fees. And some students are hoping this time the board will put its foot down and say: “Enough is enough.” Though in his proposed budget Gov. Read more...