UCSA looking at allegations about student regent-designate Avi Oved

On Saturday, the University of California Student Association called for an emergency meeting to discuss whether to look into allegations that Avi Oved, a student regent-designate nominee for the UC Board of Regents, submitted incomplete campaign finance reports when he ran for a UCLA undergraduate student government position in 2013.

Budget passes Legislature, includes financial aid, research funding

Both houses of the California Legislature passed the state’s main budget bill for the 2014-2015 fiscal year on Sunday afternoon, increasing financial aid for California students and requiring the UC to submit its revenue and expense projections. Under the budget bill, SB 852, the University of California may receive $50 million more than the governor […]

Obama signs measures to ease student debt

On Monday, President Barack Obama signed a series of executive actions to make student loans more affordable. The measures will give five million students the ability to cap their loan payments at 10 percent of their incomes. As part of the actions, the U.S. Department of Education will renegotiate contracts with federal loan servicers to […]

Panel discusses misogyny behind Isla Vista shootings

About 30 members of the UCLA community discussed misogynistic sentiments that motivated the recent Isla Vista shooting during a panel on Wednesday. For Ellen DuBois, a history and gender studies professor and one of the panelists of the event, the shooting concerned far more people than the seven lives it claimed. “It didn’t only affect […]