FDA salt crackdown is in bad taste

The FDA recommends a daily allowance of sodium not in excess of 2,300 milligrams, a boundary the average American has a hard time respecting despite the threat of hypertension and heart disease. Because its recommendation is being taken with a grain of salt, the FDA is currently planning to overstep its own boundaries as a government regulatory agency by placing legal limits on the amount of salt processed foods can contain.

USAC external vice president office ineffectively unites students against fee hikes

On Jan. 5, during a general meeting of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, an important discussion regarding California’s disappointing new budget and its lack of support for students brought up many pressing issues in our student government.

Public Education Party: It’s time to seek solutions for budget crisis in higher education

As graduate and professional students elect our student representatives to the Graduate Students Association, now is a good time to take a sober look at California’s budget situation, the University of California’s finances and possible solutions to the problem of increasingly expensive graduate education.