Author Archives: Foram Doshi

For many graduating seniors, the past four years at UCLA have been shaped by world events such as the start of a war and one of the worst natural disasters in the nation’s history. Whether through individual trips to places struck by disaster, participation in protests or group events and programs, students have expressed concern […]

With finals approaching and the student government elections just passed, students’ interest in the upcoming primary elections may be reserved for the gubernatorial race. There is a perception among students, as well as among people statewide, that senate and congressional elections are not particularly relevant to their lives. But voter apathy among students may contribute […]

While UCLA prepares to award 11,000 degrees, three students at UC Merced will participate in the university’s first graduation ceremony today. In a room that seats 300, UC Merced plans to award diplomas for the first time ““ to one graduate student and two undergraduate students. All three are originally from the San Joaquin Valley. […]

Spurred in large part by continued Asian immigration into the state, the number of Asian American students at the University of California continues to rise, far exceeding the average percentage of Asian American students at universities nationwide. Asian Americans accounted for slightly more of the admitted class than whites, for the first time this year, […]

As the campaign for the 2006 Democratic gubernatorial primary gets underway, the issue that most divides candidates Steve Westly and Phil Angelides is proving to be tax policy. Dealing with topics such as immigration, the economy and education, Westly, the current state controller, and Angelides, the current state treasurer, are competing to win the Democratic […]

The UC Board of Regents plans to hear recommendations today on how it should approach compensation practices in the first of two meetings scheduled for this month to discuss University of California policies. The board will meet through a teleconference to discuss recommendations from the Task Force on UC Compensation, Accountability and Transparency, which was […]

Amid the current national controversy surrounding illegal immigration to the United States, the University of California is facing a lawsuit over fees paid by undocumented students for higher education. Last December, 42 non-California-resident students sued the UC over its policy that allows certain undocumented immigrants to pay the same fees as in-state residents. They argue […]