The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information.
The graduate student government voted to place a fee increase referendum on the spring ballot, at its meeting today.
If passed by the graduate student body, the referendum would increase funding for the financially struggling Graduate Writing Center by raising graduate student quarterly fees $1.50 per quarter – from $4 to $5.50 – and by tying the fee to inflation.
The Graduate Student Association also voted to put an advisory referendum on the ballot, which will ask graduate students to weigh in on the recent changes to UCLA’s leave of absence and in absentia policies.
Compiled by Stephen Stewart, Bruin senior staff, and Amanda Schallert, Bruin contributor.
Correction: The referendum would increase funding for the Graduate Writing Center by raising graduate student quarterly fees $1.50 per quarter – from $4 to $5.50 – and by tying the fee to inflation.
BREAKING NEWS ALERT!!!!!!!!
Why did deans here at UCLA take 400k pensions while students got raked through the coals on tuitions. Regents SAID NO WAY!!!!!” What’ up with the deans wanting 400k pensions? 200k is higher then enough WHEN YOU”RE RAISING TUITION BY 32%, then 8% the next yr!!!!!! EDITORIAL STAFF/SPIN machine, how does it feel to have the spin on you for not reporting it, you cover up spinsters!!!!! LOWER TUITIONS!!!!! LOWER TUITIONS!!!!!! and why did you spin for Paul (Taxman) Koruptz? Daily Bruin Editorial Staff is a bunch of POS NON journalists. REPORT on HIGH DEANS SALARIES!!!! and HIGH TUITIONS for us students!!!!!!