The University of California has some homework to do when it comes to treating its laborers better. And it can start by not undercutting its employees’ paychecks and blaming it on glitches in its payroll system. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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August 15, 11:17 am
Submission: UCLA administration clarifies insourcing of valet parking operations
UCLA would like to clarify a recent story concerning the university’s efforts to insource valet parking operations at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. UCLA’s efforts to insource its valet services began in the fall of 2016 and are in line with the interest of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299 to keep jobs within the university. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 13, 11:35 pm
Ankita Nair: New students need to be taught the importance of sleep at orientation
For the nearly 9,000 incoming first-year and transfer students preparing to matriculate at UCLA, getting a good night’s sleep is probably the last thing on their minds. Read more...
Photo: (Noelle Cho, Daily Bruin)
Editorials, Opinion
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August 13, 11:33 pm
Editorial: Number of formerly incarcerated employees should be disclosed by UC
The University of California prides itself on its diverse students with varying backgrounds and experiences. The same should be said for its employees. The UC announced in July it will no longer ask prospective employees to mark on their job applications whether they have been convicted of a crime. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 7, 7:36 am
Keshav Tadimeti: Rest of system needs to learn from UC Irvine admissions debacle
United Airlines can rest easy: The University of California, Irvine has officially stolen the title of “organization most likely to kick people off its premises because of overbooked seating.” Two weeks ago, UCI withdrew admission for nearly 500 students for poor senior-year grades or not sending in their high school transcripts on time, according to a notice it sent to students two months before the start of the fall 2017 quarter. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Irvine’s admission debacle shows the volatility of the UC’s admission predictions and its troubling willingness to pull the rug from underneath students. (Creative commons photo by Common Good via Wikimedia Commons)
Community, Opinion
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August 1, 11:58 am
Submission: UCLA community must join the fight for the continuation of DACA
In summer of 2012, former President Barack Obama and his administration created Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals through executive actions. This program has changed the lives of nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants by providing work authorization and relief from deportation. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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July 30, 7:47 pm
Abhishek Shetty: Newsom’s support of start-ups contradicts his campaign stance
If your spokesperson says that Davos, the annual World Economic Forum gathering of wealthy elites in Switzerland, is where you get many of your ideas from, you need to be as far away from politics as possible. Read more...
Photo: Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (left) claims he represents the common man. His records and close relationship with tech-industry elites, however, would say otherwise. (Creative Commons photo by Drew Altizer via Flickr)