So, the looming crisis in California state spending is simply this: We face a serious threat of having a little more money to spend in 2009 than we spent in 2005. This is not the apocalypse. Read more...
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October 14, 11:14 pm
University of California general funds are ending up in the wrong places
Community, Opinion
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October 14, 11:09 pm
Dismount Zone policy forces riders to travel more dangerous routes
While I understand the astronomical fines that UCLA has decided to implement, its planning was obviously done without any input by people who ride bikes to campus. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 14, 11:04 pm
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Pherson flippant on Afghanistan: Regarding Alex Pherson's column, supporting Gen. Stanley McChrystal's call for increased troop levels in Afghanistan, it's not surprising that Pherson fails to acknowledge other relevant alternatives. Read more...
Community, Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 8, 10:10 pm
Don’t be a fool; follow these Halloween rules
If I had to pinpoint the period of time when Halloween loses its innocence, I'd say middle school. It's around that time that Disney princess costumes are shortened into minidresses and boys realize that dressing up like sleazy men has a surprisingly effective lure on the ladies. With all of these tweens dressing up as baby Cisco Adlers and PG-13 Snow Whites, it's only natural that by the time they hit high school, the kids are emulating Roman Polanski or Britney Spears getting out of a car. Read more...
Photo: Performers dressed as characters from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood talk with a staffer on Oct. 2. (Left) An actor dresses as Dr. Frank-N-Furter ““ a definite do this Halloween.
Community, Opinion
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October 8, 10:07 pm
Law Library has plenty of room for more patrons
Funding to the University of California system was recently reduced by $813 million because of California's $26.3 billion budget deficit. In response, the UC system has increased student fees and reduced services. Read more...
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October 5, 11:53 pm
Cuts will damage reputation
UCLA is shooting itself in the foot and making a mockery of itself by severely curtailing library hours in an attempt to balance the budget. Cutting library hours hurts students in the short term and leads the university away from its long-term educational mission. Read more...
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October 5, 11:51 pm
UCLA must save writing classes
As sympathetic as I am to those administrators who have to deal with deep cuts to the UCLA budget, I strongly believe that they need to seriously reexamine their priorities. Read more...