Author Archives: Sara Taylor

Students at the University of California will be even more hard-pressed to pay for their education next year than they have been in the past. By a 12 to 1 vote, the UC Board of Regents approved the 2005-2006 budget, which includes an 8 percent increase in undergraduate fees and a 10 percent increase in […]

At the UC Board of Regents’ meeting on Wednesday, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson came to encourage the regents to enter the competition to renew their management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, saying that the University of California may be the best candidate for the job. The lab is a multi-disciplinary research institution that […]

Regent Ward Connerly received no support for his proposal to amend the undergraduate admissions application for the University of California at the UC Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday. The proposal would have added a check-box to the personal section of the application that would allow students to designate their identity as “multi-racial.” Students came […]

Students from across the state will come to UCLA this week to lobby the University of California Board of Regents, protest against fee increases and take off their shirts. Though it may sound like an episode of a reality TV show, the derobing will be part of a larger demonstration at the regents’ meeting that […]

The UC Board of Regents will meet on the UCLA campus Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the 2005-2006 budget, student fees, financial aid and the admissions application, along with various other topics that pertain to UC students. The meeting will take place at UCLA for the first time in a year and will be an […]

With the election over, people are still discussing why the cards fell in favor of President Bush and what his re-election means for American politics. On Tuesday evening, to a group of students and community members, three UCLA faculty members came forward to present their analysis of the election and expectations for the future. The […]

After a close election last week that ended with President Bush looking forward to another four years in office, there has been speculation about what gave the incumbent candidate the edge and pushed him to victory. Throughout the campaign, both Bush and Sen. John Kerry focused largely on national security and the war in Iraq, […]