Outgoing University of California Student Association President Kareem Aref talked with Daily Bruin writer Laura Boranian about UCSA’s work and various problems facing the UC. Aref will step down from his position when UCSA elects a new president during its congress in August. The association advocates for systemwide student issues, including affordability and diversity. Before […]
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2013-2014 UC student regent Cinthia Flores concludes term
Cinthia Flores’s term as the University of California student regent came to an end in June, as Sadia Saifuddin officially took over the role on July 1. Flores discussed her experiences as student regent and various challenges she thinks the UC should address with Daily Bruin contributor Laura Boranian. Flores, who graduated from the UC […]
Officials, business groups agree on proposed Prop. 13 reform
California officials agreed Tuesday to make slight changes to a state constitutional amendment that holds down property taxes – a move that will increase revenue available to the state. University of California student activists said the changes to Proposition 13 constitute a partial victory for their campaign to reform the measure. In 1978, California passed […]
Federal loan rates to increase for next academic year
Starting next year, students will have to pay slightly more to take out federal loans for college. Currently, undergraduates have to pay a 3.86 percent interest rate for their federal loans. That number will rise to 4.66 percent for the next academic year for loans taken out on or after July 1, Bloomberg reported this […]
UCEAP joins initiative to bring U.S. students abroad
A recently announced study abroad initiative aims to increase the number of University of California students who study abroad by 20 percent in the next five years. The UC Education Abroad Program and the Institute of International Education, a nonprofit organization, are working together to double the number of students in the United States who […]
Gubernatorial candidate Kashkari talks education reform
A Republican gubernatorial candidate proposed a plan Tuesday to create programs that would provide free tuition to science, technology, engineering or mathematics students, add significantly more online courses to public universities and allow students from other higher education systems to take courses from the University of California and the California State University.Neel Kashkari, a former […]
UCLA students hold silent protest about Syrian civil war
Jodutt Basrawi’s family in Syria has to be careful not to discuss the ongoing civil war during on Skype or phone calls with him because they said the government is monitoring them.