Saturday, March 14


URSA needs technology revamp

URSA, the student records website, is scheduled to be open only a few hours more than the John Wooden Center per week. It's a little odd that such an important website is ever closed at all, but even more odd that it's closed nearly as often as our gym. Read more...


Lack of funding affects pensions for UC faculty and staff

By Robert Samuels While Meg Whitman was wrong to say that the University of California fee hikes in 2009 were caused by the need to fund the pensions for faculty and staff, we may see in the future a situation where increased fees and decreased services are driven by the need to pay off current and future retirement expenses. Read more...


Rally should not be used as just a reminder

After a brisk, cold night of standing barefoot on the lawn of Dickson Plaza, screaming my lungs hoarse in agreement with politicians and registering people to vote outside of Powell Library, I was in a very political mood. Read more...

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A crowd of students and community members gathers in Dickson Court, preparing to see former President Bill Clinton, gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom at last Friday’s Democratic rally.


Speaks Out

UCLA students discuss the upcoming election and what voting means to them. What will your peers be thinking at the polls this year? Read more...



Citizenship shouldn’t matter to UCs

The California Supreme Court will soon decide on a case that is about much more than tuition rates for undocumented students "”mdash; it is about keeping the doors open to all Californian students who have earned their way into the UC system, regardless of their citizenship. AB 540, a state law offering in-state fees to undocumented students who graduated from California high schools, is under attack in the courts. Read more...