Students soon won’t be the only ones in the University of California system worrying about their grades. The UC Student Association is planning to release a UC Regent Report Card, which will annually grade the performance of members of the UC Board of Regents based on their transparency and votes on issues that affect students, as well as how often they interact with students. Read more...
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October 16, 1:15 am
Editorial: MyUCLA multifactor authentication necessary to improve online security
A safer campus starts online. UCLA announced that all campus workers, including faculty, staff and student employees, must enroll by Oct. 31 in a multifactor authentication system to log into their MyUCLA accounts. Read more...
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October 12, 12:52 am
Editorial: USAC’s rushed change to election code is disservice to students
The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s members spoke of shaking up the council when they ran for office in spring quarter. What no one expected them to do, however, was throw out transparent practices in the process. Read more...
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October 9, 12:53 am
Editorial: Auditors should stay unbiased, stop applying political pressure to UC
The California state auditor needs to leave politics to the politicians. In the past year, the California government threatened to withhold funding for the University of California, published scathing audits and used those same reports to justify reduced funding. Read more...
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October 5, 8:28 am
Editorial: Implementing Meatless Mondays would reduce the Hill’s carbon footprint
The environment’s got beef with beef. And UCLA finally seems to be catching on. Last week, the Hill’s Covel Commons dining hall began serving blended burger patties that are 70 percent beef and 30 percent plant matter, such as red beets, red quinoa, onions and mushrooms, in its signature burger. Read more...
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October 2, 2:48 am
Editorial: Housing for UCLA students should be prioritized over Village aesthetic
It seems Westwood residents care more about their view of the Santa Monica Mountains than whether students can afford housing near UCLA. Last week, UCLA held a public hearing, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act, for its planned undergraduate housing projects that would add about 6,900 beds to five sites throughout Westwood by 2021. Read more...
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September 24, 4:29 pm
Editorial: CAC and CEC show lack of transparency by impeding free press
If President Donald Trump’s treatment of the media as “fake news” horrifies UCLA students, they needn’t look further than their own student government to see the same disregard for the free press. Read more...