Author Archives: Sarah Winter

After a successful Sudan divestment campaign at the University of California, members of the UC Sudan Divestment Taskforce plan to head to Sacramento tonight to begin their next campaign, this time working alongside influential California politicians. Over the past several months, California politicians have taken up the issue of divesting some of the state’s money […]

Troy Issac still remembers the excitement and awe he felt at his first UCLA men’s basketball game as a freshman. Two years and dozens of games later, he has rearranged his finals schedule and is willing to pay hundreds of dollars to see the Bruins play in the Sweet 16 this week in Oakland. As […]

In a decision that some have called a victory for students, a court ruling last week ordered the University of California to pay back fee increases to certain professional school students who say the increases violated a contract they had with the UC in the amount of more than $33.8 million. But what was a […]

In an effort UCLA education Professor Mitchell Chang likened to a struggle between David and Goliath, professional students at the University of California have successfully sued the UC for more than $33.8 million. If the UC’s appeal is rejected and the recent decision is upheld in appellate court, the university will be required to pay […]

By crossing the border into neighboring Chad, where they have been burning crops, stealing cattle and killing civilians, Sudanese-sponsored militia have escalated a crisis that has been attracting international attention for the past three years and have brought a new dimension to the situation. Far from the conflict, members of the University of California community […]

When the House voted to pass the Deficit Reduction Act on Wednesday, legislators approved a bill that reduces student loan funding overall but also creates a new grant program providing $3.7 billion to high-achieving, low-income students over the next four years. The Academic Competitiveness Grant ““ a component of the House bill, which President Bush […]

College students who have an interest in math, science or certain foreign languages and who demonstrate financial need may soon have a new source of federal aid. Appearing at the same time as a proposed $12.7 billion cut in federal student loans, a budget bill awaiting approval by the U.S. House of Representatives would allocate […]