Wednesday, March 18

Smaller UCs must receive more funds

It's that time of year again when colleges across America release admission statistics to boast the competency of their incoming class. Read more...

Photo: The UC Merced campus opened in 2005 and has the lowest endowment of all University of California schools. While UC Berkeley has an endowment of $2.89 billion, UC Merced has an endowment of $24.7 million. A higher allocation of resources could make it more attractive to prospective students.



Letters to the Editor

Forcing lecturers to reapply is unfair Concerning the article “Instructors rally in opposition to budget cuts in education” (News, April 30), I am writing not only to correct an error, but also to explain why the correction is important enough to be placed in a prominent position. Read more...



USAC hopefuls should unify student body

Avoiding last week's undergraduate student government election would have been a monumental task. Even if you managed to circumvent Bruin Walk in an effort to escape the campaigning, you may have been lucky enough "“ like I was "“ to receive a candidate knocking at your apartment's front door. Read more...



Letters to the Editor

The right is the most resistant to change This is in response to the article written by Alex Pherson titled “Democrats must govern from center or risk exile” (May 7). Read more...