Author Archives: Brian Holbrook

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took another major step Thursday toward achieving his longstanding goal of obtaining a new state budget on time without raising taxes as he released the May Revise of his budget proposal. Based primarily on deals privately brokered between key institutions whose funding is closely tied to the state budget, such as the […]

While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and officials from the University of California and California State University systems were hammering out an agreement on funding levels for the state’s public universities, many state legislators who were not consulted are up in arms over being kept out of the loop.  Many state legislators, including members of the state […]

A ballot initiative this November could make California the Golden State for stem cell research. The California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative would earmark $3 billion over 10 years for funding California universities and research institutes in hopes of developing breakthroughs and cures with the use of stem cells. The average of $295 million […]

UCLA enrolls more low-income students than any other top-ranked public or private university in the country, according to a new national study. The study was conducted by Tom Mortenson of Postsecondary Education Opportunity, a national newsletter on access to higher education and found that 35.1 percent of students enrolled at UCLA qualify for Pell Grants. […]

The number of students admitted to the University of California fell 6.7 percent this year, declining for the first time since 2000. University officials reported 46,923 California freshmen were offered fall admission, down from 50,291 freshmen admitted in fall 2003. Following this trend, UCLA admitted 8,823 students, down from 9,461 from last year. Many students […]

With the age of 18 comes the right to vote, the ability to go to war and the chance to run for certain public offices. But if California lawmakers have their way, it will not include the ability to purchase tobacco. The California State Senate is considering a bill that would make the state the […]

The United States Student Association and college students across the country are calling their legislators today to garner support for a bill that would make immigration easier for the same-sex partners of U.S. citizens. The Permanent Partners Immigration Act would allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who are in a permanent same-sex partnership to […]