An investigation at Los Alamos National Laboratory has uncovered evidence that thousands of dollars of lab funds may have been spent inappropriately on items like hand lotion and brand name shoes. The new report, released Thursday, also identified multiple shortcomings in lab procedures to prevent fraud and waste. The University of California has managed LANL […]
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UC’s refusal to reveal records results in lawsuit
The University of California’s motto may be “Let There be Light,” but a recent lawsuit accuses the university of hiding its financial records in the dark. The suit seeks the publication of information on venture capital investments and records of closed meetings where the UC Board of Regents made key financial decisions. The suit was […]
UC to face more than $373 million in cuts
The caliber of the University of California will decline as it struggles with the state budget crisis, the university’s senior budget administrator said Thursday. “I do not want to suggest to you that quality will not be eroded. It will be eroded,” said University of California Budget Vice President Larry Hershman. At a meeting of […]
Proponents of Prop. 209 debate RPI effectiveness
Opponents of race-conscious policies frequently proclaim the virtues of a “colorblind society,” where public policy and social values are race neutral. But within this camp there remains disagreement over how to achieve this goal. In California, the debate presently hinges on the Racial Privacy Initiative. If approved by voters, the measure would make it illegal […]
Opposition to war in Iraq continues
A second Gulf War is being fought as U.S. and allied forces launch air strikes and occupy Iraqi territory, but the road to war is longer than the routes to Baghdad. Over the past year, the world watched as the United States and Iraq moved closer to conflict, but the roots of the present war […]
Westwood protestors decry brutality of war, action without U.N. approval
Whether groups protesting military action in Iraq will succeed in stopping the war cannot be predicted. What is clear is that they do not plan to stop protesting. “As long as you continue this war there will not be business as usual on the streets of America,” said Ron Kovic at Thursday’s Westwood protest. A […]
University takes precautions to improve safety
As the United States and coalition forces wage war in Iraq, UCLA students continue to slug their way through final exams and University of California administration goes about its business. But not business as usual. Bullets fly in the desert and bombs drop over Baghdad and the federal government is warning citizens of a high […]