Editorial: Budget proposal shows potential to ease tension between UC and state

The funding increase for the University of California included in Governor Jerry Brown’s 2014-2015 California budget proposal, which leaked late last week, is an encouraging sign. Less encouraging is the continued lack of fiscal understanding between the state and the UC. Brown’s proposed budget would establish a $50 million Innovation Award for higher educational institutions […]

Editorial: Jim Mora proves a capable leader for UCLA football

Two years and 19 wins in, it is clear that hiring Jim Mora was, and is, a good decision. In leading UCLA to its first 10-win season since 2005, he has answered just about every question mark that once appeared on his resume, and reversed a number of bad habits that once plagued UCLA football. […]

Editorial: Napolitano must address details of $15 million plan

In her first major public speech as president of the University of California, Janet Napolitano unveiled a $15 million investment to be allocated to several student communities, but presented few specifics on where that money would go and few details of her plans for the UC’s future. While the majority of Wednesday’s speech touted the […]

Editorial: Code of conduct needs to clarify nonverbal sexual consent

It is the university’s responsibility to craft a definition of consent that draws the line between consensual sex and sexual assault as boldly as possible. Though it is no easy task to codify a concept embedded with such emotional complexity, the university must do all it can to eradicate gray areas in its definition of […]

Editorial: USAC stipend increase burdens student groups, shouldn’t be repeated

The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s decision to almost double its own stipends cost more than just the public’s trust in the ethical judgment of its student representatives. Student groups who rely on USAC to allocate money from student fees to fund their activities and events will now feel a real monetary loss as a result […]

Editorial: ‘Affirmative action bake sale’ was in bad taste

The “affirmative action bake sale” hosted Friday on Bruin Walk by Young Americans for Liberty was a crude and offensive stunt. It did nothing but damage the campus conversation on the topic as well as the reputation of the organization. The group certainly had the right to hold the event, misguided as it was. But […]