Submission: UC Regents must decide whether to fully commit to climate leadership

On Feb. 26, members from Fossil Free UCLA met with the UC Board of Regents’ Committee on Investments, or the COI, to present their case for fossil fuel divestment. In light of the Paris COP21 climate agreement and the recent UC coal and tar sands divestment in September, students were hopeful that they could depend […]

Submission: Deflating UC administrative bloat better than hiking tuition

On Jan. 9, Gov. Jerry Brown’s newly proposed budget for the next fiscal year disappointed University of California officials amidst a standoff over tuition increases. Gov. Brown decided to increase state general funds to the UC by $120 million, falling short of an additional $100 million demanded by UC President Janet Napolitano to stop the […]

Submission: UCLA’s privatization pushes operation costs onto students

UC President Janet Napolitano made it clear this April that the UC system was turning its attention toward more private sources of revenue and partnerships with private industry to offset the lack of state funds. The University experienced state cuts in education in 2008-09 and 2011-12. The University acted upon its plans to expand investment […]