After years of recession, the California government finally has some pocket change to stash away for potential future crises. But the state would get ahead of itself by stocking a rainy day fund when clouds still loom over the University of California. Read more...
Photo: At a University of California Board of Regents meeting last month, Gov. Jerry Brown expressed concerns about University plans to request additional funding.
By Judy K. Sakaki Since 2001, the University of California – and California as a whole – has made enormous strides in expanding college opportunities for students who have proven their academic talent by graduating from a California high school but who still face tremendous hurdles to success because they happen to be undocumented. Read more...
By Kamilah Moore, Janay Williams and Darren Ramalho The Afrikan Student Union at UCLA has a rich history on the UCLA campus dating back to 1966. Read more...
I’ve been here before. Since my second year at UCLA, at about this time every year, I’ve sat down to write a column about the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s annual surplus. Read more...
Photo: The council, led by President John Joanino (left) with Internal Vice President Avi Oved (right) will have to determine in the coming weeks what to do with about $152,000 in surplus funds, or funds left over by previous councils. The decision is one the council faces every year.
In the three months since 7,000 in Solidarity: A Campaign Against Sexual Assault launched on UCLA’s campus, I’ve received more than 60 responses and stories from sexual assault survivors – all Bruins – both current students and alumni. Read more...
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas possesses the right mix of state policy expertise and vision for the 54th Assembly district to act as an effective representative for the area in the California State Assembly. Read more...
In her recent remarks to the University of California Board of Regents, the new UC President Janet Napolitano stated the University’s mission: “UC teaches for California, but it researches for the world.” But by making a small change to BruinCast, an educational system already in place, UCLA can flip that statement on its head and begin to teach for the world. Read more...
