Author Archives: Theresa Avila

Catching any one of the Herrera siblings alone might prove difficult.

California’s public universities received $537 million in aid from the federal stimulus package on Friday, after becoming the first state to receive funds aimed at reducing the university’s state budget shortfall of $450 million.

Almost every corner was marked.

Shortly after the clock struck noon, Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the nation’s 44th president before millions of viewers in Washington, D.C., and even more watching on television across the nation.

Citing severe budget cuts and over-enrollment during the past year, the UC Board of Regents reluctantly voted in favor of limiting freshman enrollment by 2,300 students.

Exactly 100 days from today, thousands of participants will gather in Ackerman Grand Ballroom for Dance Marathon, a 26 hour-long event where participants raise funds for research and treatment options for pediatric AIDS/HIV patients.

With more than a year of campaigning done and less than a week left until Election Day, the race for the presidency has helped to bring to the forefront the issues that matter most to students across the UC system.