Online: State agencies may face similar budget situation next year

Thirty percent student fee hikes, cuts in outreach, research and student services, the cancellation of expected faculty pay increases ““ all this may be just the beginning of the University of California’s budget crisis. State lawmakers ““ facing growing pressure to pass an already late state spending bill and unable to agree on what combination of tax increases and […]

Anderson Forecast rejects possibility of recovery

Top UCLA economists predicted “OK times in 2003″ Wednesday, but said ““ time and time again ““ people should not expect the sort of recovery that often follows recessions. The national economic forecast of the Anderson School at UCLA predicted the resumption of normal levels of growth late in 2003 and little net economic impact in the […]

Carnesale concerned with campus safety

Speaking in the wake of two major crimes in on-campus housing areas, Chancellor Albert Carnesale said Friday that he is “of course” concerned about any serious violence at UCLA, but that overall the campus is still very safe. “We all recognize the seriousness of it,” said Carnesale, who added that the housing administration, University Police […]

Latest reports of crime on the Hill cause parents to worry about residents’ safety

Since hearing news of a sexual assault in one of the De Neve buildings and then an armed-robbery in the Saxon Residential Suites, students have expressed concern about their personal safety and the condition of their housing environment. And they are not alone. A number of UCLA students’ parents ““ the people who often pay the […]