The two instances of hateful vandalism that occurred on campus last quarter point to the importance of ongoing efforts to gauge whether students feel accepted at UCLA. In November, racial and sexist slurs were found written on a Vietnamese Student Union sign and in a Powell Library bathroom. These incidents are part of a history […]
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Editorial: _Rebenching model fails to account for differences between UCs_
Though the University of California-wide budgetary reform known as “rebenching” addresses the issue of funding inequality across campuses, the proposed policy lacks nuance in its approach to distributing funds.
Editorial: _USAC should milk its surplus funds_
The proposal to allocate some of the undergraduate student government’s surplus money into an endowment would address the issue of instability in funding but does not resolve the main problem at hand.
Editorial: _Prompt reporting of crime helps gauge campus climate_
The UCLA community’s reaction last week to multiple occurrences of vandalism on campus involving racial and sexist slurs highlighted the hurtful consequences that such actions can create.
Editorial: _Graduate leave of absence policies must account for departmental differences_
Blanket changes by the UCLA Graduate Division to its leave of absence policies will leave some graduate students out in the rain with few affordable options to pursue long-term academic projects.
Editorial: _California Master Plan for Higher Education is an outdated map_
Despite significant changes in the state’s finances over the years, the University of California is still tied to the guidance of a half-century old blueprint: the California Master Plan for Higher Education.
Editorial: _UC will suffer from delay of vote on fee levels_
The University of California Board of Regents is once again dancing to Gov. Jerry Brown’s tunes. And students at the University’s professional schools may soon bear the costs of this puppet show.