Editorial: New petition doesn’t accurately reflect student body

Student government representatives and several UCLA student groups have been deliberate and clear in their support of an undergraduate diversity course requirement. But a new petition signed by a group of 59 professors and administrators could jeopardize the requirement already approved by student representatives. After the College of Letters and Science faculty passed a proposal […]

Editorial: Police attempts to silence protesters perpetuate justice system issues

Police response to the recent protests about law enforcement officers’ interactions with black and brown men has been spectacularly disappointing. Disturbingly, police have been strategically attempting to silence the speech of those who are protesting the officers themselves and the criminal justice system they uphold. The grand jury’s decision in Ferguson, Mo. to not indict […]

Editorial: Taking autonomy away from UC does not prove state prioritizes education

In an attempt to convince California voters that the state is working in the interests of college students, a bipartisan pair of senators proposed a bill last week that would wrest control of the University of California away from the Board of Regents and give it to the state.

Editorial: Senate’s funding proposal places burden on UC students

State Senate Democrats say they “stand with California’s students and their families” with their new proposal for funding the University of California, a plan that they say will improve access and affordability for students. But this is an outright lie. The Senate Democrats’ proposal would increase nonresident tuition by 17 percent while keeping in-state tuition […]

Editorial: Ferguson highlights need to equip UCPD with body cameras

The shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., by a white police officer would probably have had a straightforward resolution if Darren Wilson was wearing a camera which recorded the events of that tragic August day. Along with a revival of a conversation about racial dynamics in America, the Michael Brown case […]

Editorial: Additional fees for nursing graduate students require attention

In the midst of UC-wide tuition hikes, graduate students are facing an additional and less publicized increase in costs. On Nov. 19, the University of California Board of Regents authorized a 20 percent increase on Professional Degree Supplemental Tuition for the Nursing graduate professional degree programs at UCLA, UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC San […]