Author Archives: Emily Inouye

While President Bush continues to deal with national security and the economy, the 2004 Democratic presidential primary candidates are waiting for the results from the first of the primary elections held today in Washington, D.C. The main issues for the presidential primary campaigns have been national security and the economy, but higher education has become […]

When the Schwarzenegger administration announced its proposal for mid-year budget cuts, it included what some activists and politicians consider to be a political move ““ the elimination of the University of California labor research facility. The UC Institute for Labor and Employment, a program that studies problems of labor and employment facing both California and […]

Most students have enough to worry about when they enroll in classes this week for winter quarter. But international students have one more worry on their minds ““ the possibility of being thrown out of the country. American students who do not enroll in the correct number of credits are put on academic probation. International […]

Their demands seem simple: accessibility, accountability and quality. But with the statewide budget crisis and lack of access to their governing board, University of California students may find themselves hard pressed to have their concerns heard. The last time the UC Board of Regents met at UCLA was over a year and a half ago […]

Brandon Reilly seemed like the perfect college candidate. He had a 4.2 GPA, he was the opinions editor of his high school newspaper, and he was a leader in his church youth group. His ACT score was the equivalent of a 1340 on the SAT. And although he did get into other prestigious universities, such […]

Voters in Los Angeles County won’t find the familiar punch cards at polling places today when they vote in the municipal elections. They also won’t find the new Touchscreen voting system. Instead they will be greeted with Inkavote, the new voting system that will be in place until sufficient funds are found to install electronic […]

Fires came within one mile of the UCLA Lake Arrowhead Conference Center this past week ““ but that was as far as they came. Despite fears that the center would be lost, it is still standing. “It’s been very difficult for everyone. We were very fortunate that we had the (evacuation) plan in place,” said […]