Thank you for featuring the Undergraduate Students Association Council Internal Vice President’s Quarterly Budget Review initiative in Natalie Delgadillo’s column, “USAC budget reporting should be inclusive process” on Oct. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 18, 12:00 am
Letter to the Editor: USAC confident that budget review will be unbiased
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 17, 1:40 am
Ryan Nelson: USAC should encourage integration of financial literacy into curriculum
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports Commission hosted a financial literacy fair in Bruin Plaza on Tuesday, seeking to arm students with the real-world skills they need to navigate the world of bank loans, mortgages and retirement accounts they will encounter after college. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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October 17, 1:35 am
Editorial: Economic disclosure law should be extended to forms filed by researchers
A transparency bill recently signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown should be expanded in scope to bring greater openness to the University of California. Last week, Brown signed Assembly Bill 409, a measure that authorizes the Fair Political Practices Commission, California’s watchdog agency, to establish a publicly accessible database of economic disclosure forms. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 17, 1:15 am
Katie Shepherd: Rhetoric used in protest against Proposition 209 misleading, unfair
When it comes to gauging diversity on UCLA’s campus, the numbers don’t lie. After the passage of Proposition 209, a 1996 law that made race-conscious admissions illegal at California public universities, the number of underrepresented students admitted dropped precipitously. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 16, 12:00 am
Submission: Napolitano’s appointment should be rescinded
By Juan Gomez-Quiñones and Reynal Guillen The naming of Janet Napolitano as University of California president must be rescinded. We object to the result and its very process. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 16, 12:00 am
Natalie Delgadillo: USAC budget reporting should be inclusive process
Every year, the Undergraduate Students Association Council receives about $2 million in student fees, and most students – the people who pay those fees – have little to no idea where the money goes. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 16, 12:00 am
Submission: Loss of government funding hurts scientific research, economy
By David Eisenberg Classes and instruction go on as usual at UCLA, but those of us dedicated also to scientific research are increasingly squeezed by the United States budget sequestration and the federal government shutdown. Read more...