Thousands of University of California employees are coming together to voice their concerns regarding the upcoming budget cuts, hopeful their collective efforts will prevail. The UC Union Coalition, consisting of several UC systemwide unions, is working toward holding the University of California accountable for its financial expenditures, along with making access to education a priority. […]
Author Archives: Diana Hernandez
Chávez Center closer to its goals
The graduate council of the Academic Senate endorsed on Monday the departmental proposal submitted by the César E. Chávez Center for interdisciplinary instruction in Chicana/o studies and said the legendary labor organizer’s name could stay in the department title. The senate had expressed concern in keeping the name César E. Chávez, fearing it would set […]
Center nears dream of departmental status
Correction Appended Update Appended After 35 years of existence, the journey toward departmentalization for one ethnic study center may finally be drawing to a close. The César E. Chávez Center for Interdisciplinary Instruction in Chicana/o Studies may soon be calling itself a department by as early as the end of this academic year. The center’s […]
Workers, patrons glad to return to local store
Shoppers this weekend at the Westwood Ralphs were met with signs of “Thin Mint Station” as Girl Scouts attempted to coax shoppers into purchasing their Samoas ““ a stark contrast to the upset striking employees who chanted, “Don’t shop at Ralphs, shop somewhere else!” not too long ago. After 141 days on strike, Ralphs employees […]
Same-sex unions draw Civil Rights parallels
The debate on same-sex marriages has suddenly taken the country about 40 to 50 years back in time. Terms like “separate but equal,” states’ rights and the Civil Rights Movement have gone from the pages of U.S. history textbooks into the mouths of prominent leaders and on to airways across the nation in recent weeks […]
Exam files, online postings present test of fairness
Several students entering lectures to take exams this midterm season may be experiencing déjà vu after foraging through a vast archive of past exam material. On the first floor of the Student Activities Center sit two large, gray file cabinets. When opened, they reveal a large collection of several hundred old exams and material available […]
Speaker criticizes Palestinian authority
Videos of Palestinian children being persuaded to kill and examples of suicide bombers being honored in the Palestinian media resulted in heated debate about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict ““ leaving students with mixed opinions about whether a presentation hosted by Bruins for Israel on Monday night aided in promoting healthy dialogue. The presentation was made by […]