In yet another disturbing announcement, Los Alamos National Laboratory has inadequate control over its computers with classified information, according to a Department of Energy audit released Monday. The nuclear weapons lab ““ which is managed by the University of California ““ could not account for all classified computers and did not report all thefts or […]
Author Archives: Noah Grand
Latest budget proposal rejected
Assembly speaker Herb Wesson proposed $179 million in higher education cuts Wednesday as part of a proposal to compromise with Republicans over the state budget. Wesson’s proposal of cuts and borrowing would have decreased the state’s deficit to somewhere between $8 and $13 billion, but it was rejected on the same day by Republican leaders. […]
New audit finds more suspicious lab costs
The latest federal audit of spending at Los Alamos National Laboratory, released Monday, revealed an additional $14.6 million in “potentially unallowable costs.” The findings came on the same day as the results of an external review conducted by Ernst and Young LLP, which outlined suggestions about how the lab can improve accounting, property management and […]
UC officials expect less severe cut in revision
Though Gov. Gray Davis proposed to chop university outreach funding in half earlier this year, University of California officials are optimistic the final cuts will not be that painful. Nearly every university program faces cuts because of the state’s budget woes, but no program faces as large of a cut as outreach. University officials fear […]
Alleged fraud causes UC to file suit against AOL
The University of California filed a lawsuit against AOL Time Warner on Monday, alleging that “illegal insider trading” by company executives cost the university $450 million. The UC contends AOL executives purposely overstated corporate revenues, allowing them to merge with Time Warner and sell their shares at a higher price. Meanwhile, AOL Time Warner’s stock […]
UC argues against research budget cuts
Proposed cuts to the University of California’s research budget could undercut development of new technology that drives the state’s economy. UC officials are using this logic to try to convince state officials to spare the university from suffering further reductions. University research has been the backbone for the state’s success in high technology sectors of […]
Students take a stand for affirmative action
About 100 students gathered in front of Campbell Hall on Tuesday to support affirmative action as the policy faces its greatest challenge in 25 years. Speakers also attacked UCLA’s admissions policy, arguing fewer underrepresented minorities are being admitted and those students have worse educational experiences. “This is also a call to action for students … […]