A pair of anti-war events on campus Thursday highlighted the United States’ involvement in the Middle East and attempted to generate support for the movement against the war. In the first event, titled “MisEducation and MisInformation: Breaking the Silence on Campus About the War in Iraq,” a panel of speakers addressed approximately 60 students and […]
Author Archives: Richard Clough
Lawmakers propose interesting loan plan
As graduating students at UCLA and colleges across the country get ready to receive their diplomas, many of them fear the unavoidable next stage of their lives. Repaying student loans. And new legislation in the federal government aimed at overhauling the student loan program may do little to ease those fears. The College Access & […]
A closer look: Grads walk for varied reasons
Walking across a temporary stage in Pauley Pavilion as the names of 2,000 classmates scroll across the Jumbotron isn’t exactly a picture of pomp and circumstance for every UCLA grad. While graduation ceremonies mark the end to years of mastering math equations, memorizing chemical formulas, and dealing with those lines at the Ackerman post office, […]
Bill may let UC consider race
In a move likely to re-ignite a recurring debate, the state Assembly passed a bill Wednesday which would allow public universities in California to consider race in their admissions processes. Assembly Bill 2387, which will be sent to the state Senate Education Committee by June 9, would allow the University of California and California State […]
UC’s help sought in repealing Prop. 209
A national coalition to defend affirmative action, known as By Any Means Necessary, is working to overturn Proposition 209 and bring affirmative action back to California. Proposition 209, which voters passed in 1996, banned affirmative action in the state. The coalition hopes to convince the University of California administration to begin using affirmative action in […]
A closer look: Prison union’s influence on budget in question
If the past 20 years are any indication, the union representing California’s prison guards stands to receive a sizeable portion of the revised state budget proposal being released Thursday. The 31,000-member California Correctional Peace Officers Association is the second-largest state employees union in California, and arguably the most influential lobby group in the state. When […]
Nuclear lab denies security concerns
A battle between intellectual advancement and national security concerns in Northern California may result in significant changes in the research capabilities of one University of California-managed laboratory. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of the primary nuclear weapons labs in the United States, has been criticized recently for its perceived vulnerability to terrorist attacks and […]