Author Archives: Emily Inouye

Perhaps it is meant to fill a need in today’s job market for math and science students. Or to further research for the Department of Homeland Security. Or, it is simply both. According to analysts, President Bush’s proposal for the Presidential Math and Science Scholars Fund is designed to do two things at once ““ […]

Presumed Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry thinks he has the answer to making college more affordable. To achieve this feat, Kerry, a senator from Massachusetts, has proposed a $25 billion financial aid package that would go to states, and $50 billion that would go toward a college tax credit program. Kerry discussed his proposals with […]

At the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, researchers are doing more than just science experiments. They are fighting the war on terrorism. In his recently released budget proposal for 2005, President Bush recognized the importance of the work Livermore and other laboratories around the country are doing by granting a substantial amount of money to their […]

President Bush has pledged to leave no child behind, but higher education may be lagging on his priorities. Bush has continued to fund existing higher education needs such as financial aid and institutional development, but has not devoted the same attention or the publicity given to younger students. Though Bush, like many presidents before him, […]

Some forgo Puzzles’ chili-cheese fries. Others run a minimum of four miles per day. And still others shave their hair into mohawks. Regardless of their preferred methods of preparation, at 8:30 a.m. this Sunday, while most students are still asleep, a select group of UCLA students will be joining thousands of other runners to begin […]

California voters, tired of living with a budget deficit, overwhelmingly passed Propositions 57 and 58 in Tuesday’s elections while rejecting another budget measure, Proposition 56. Propositions 57 and 58 allow the state to issue $15 billion in bonds to pay off the current budget deficit. Proposition 56 would have made it easier for the state […]

It’s not just about apathy or about struggling with voter registration. Rather, the reason why many students fail to vote is because they do not think they know enough to make informed decisions, according to a Youth Vote 2004 survey. College students, living away from home and often isolated on their campuses, are set apart […]