The new leave of absence policy, which is effective this academic year, has many negative consequences for graduate and professional students, especially Ph.D. students. While I understand these new policies were put in place with the rationale of maintaining continuous enrollment and reducing time to degree, they actually just make things worse. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 10, 11:40 pm
Submission: New graduate leave of absence policy harmful to students
Editorials, Opinion
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April 10, 11:37 pm
Editorial: Alford owes communities public apology for poor handling of Iowa situation
Steve Alford passed up a golden opportunity for a fresh start at UCLA. During the April 2 press conference introducing Alford as the 13th coach of the men’s basketball team, his answer to the second question of the day could have set him on the right path. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 10, 11:33 pm
Natalie Delgadillo: Bruin Diversity Initiative loosely connected to actual campus diversity
The Bruin Diversity Initiative proposes a $9.93 fee increase per quarter to fund various campus entities and student organizations, all supposedly bound by the ideal of diversity. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 10, 12:51 am
Katie Shepherd: Graduate students need to increase participation in elections
UCLA’s graduate students will have the chance this week to speak out on controversial changes to the university’s in absentia policy and to approve new funding to graduate-specific resources on campus. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 9, 12:13 am
Megan Beck: Cap-and-trade should provide limited allowances for UC
Carbon is now a commodity. Under California’s Global Warming Solutions Act, businesses and institutions – including universities – must pay for the carbon they emit. Senate Bill 497 strives to alleviate the financial burden on the University of California and California State University by freely allocating allowances, effectively exempting both university systems from having to purchase more carbon. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 9, 12:09 am
Eitan Arom: Data needed to ensure rebenching matches reality
Under the new University of California funding scheme set to be phased in over the next six years, the idea that all undergraduates should be equally funded is integral. But it misses a central truth: that all undergraduates are, in fact, not created equal. Read more...