Author Archives: Brad Greenberg

With last week’s announcement of a recall election on Oct. 7, Californians will soon have to decide more than just whether or not to oust incumbent Gov. Gray Davis. They will also be voting on the Classification by Race, Ethnicity, Color, or National Origin initiative, which earlier this year qualified for the next statewide election. […]

Jaime Gutierrez recently broke his ankle. Because he is uninsured, he had to drive 40 miles to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. But he said after waiting for 10 hours, he left without seeing a doctor. “The wait is unbelievable. It definitely makes you not want to get medical help,” he said. Gutierrez’s story is not unusual, […]

In hopes of limiting additional student fee increases, University of California students have recently taken their voices to Sacramento and have been pressuring the state legislature to bring the UC system’s funding back to sufficient levels. But some students worry their concerns are not being heard. Student activism has been directed at the legislature because […]

When the California state legislature failed to approve a 2003-2004 budget last week, government funding temporarily ceased at community colleges across the state, forcing the schools to use limited financial reserves or face closing campuses. The state’s inability to give appropriations to any of its 72 community college districts will also be felt among students […]

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of affirmative action last Monday, citing a compelling need for racial diversity in American education. The Court, which had been looking at two separate cases dealing with the University of Michigan, handed down a split decision. The justices ruled 5-4 in favor of Michigan’s law school admission process, […]

The expression “starving college student” refers to the fact that college students are often too financially broke to afford a meal. But many UCLA students and graduates are able to afford everything they want ““ from dinner to shopping on Melrose Avenue to paying rent ““ by doing one thing: waiting tables. For many waiters, […]

Walkouts, sit-ins, teach-ins and rallies ““ these are some of the expressions of political awareness at UCLA. For many graduating UCLA students, the last four years have been a time to become acquainted with various ethnic and political groups, the concerns of these groups and the myriad of political ideologies that exist. Numerous students said […]