When the University of California Board of Regents tabled a proposal last week to tie coaches’ bonuses to academic performance, it signaled a blatant lack of concern for student-athletes’ academic success. The Board of Regents must move forward with this proposal to ensure that UC student-athletes take advantage of the world-class education available to them. […]
Category Archives: Editorials
Editorial: UCLA should recognize activists on expansion of Campbell Hall
More than 46 years have passed since rival activists shot and killed UCLA students and Black Panther’s Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter and John Huggins in Campbell Hall. Around campus, there are small reminders of these two men. A stone reading “Carter-Huggins 1969” sits in the garden near Campbell Hall’s east entrance, and friends and family commemorate […]
Editorial: UCLA must make reasonably priced parking available to students
For commuter students, having affordable transportation is not just a convenience – it’s a necessity. Of the total student population at UCLA, around 25 percent of all students – undergraduate and graduate alike – commute to campus. Many commuter students do so to cut down on costs, usually by living outside of pricey Westwood. Unfortunately, […]
Editorial: JazzReggae Festival needs to plan for future financial sustainability
Of the past 12 years that UCLA has held JazzReggae on our campus, the large festival has run a deficit 10 times. Skyrocketing operational costs and decreasing ticket sales have meant that JazzReggae relies on unstable sources of funding to stay afloat, including student fees paid out to the Cultural Affairs Commission and double-dipping in […]
Editorial: UCLA community should stand against Armenian genocide denial
Members of the Turkish Cultural Club tried to deny on Tuesday that the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians near the start of the 20th century was a genocide. Denying the existence of a genocide is a heinous act that degrades the experience of an entire people and is threatening to the prevention of future racism […]
Editorial: UC’s lack of state funding jeopardizes public mission
The University of California is no longer a public institution. Never has that fact been clearer than with the most recent funding battle raging between UC leadership and Gov. Jerry Brown. On Friday, Brown announced a budget proposal of $120 million in funding to the UC – $100 million less than what the UC needs […]
Editorial: Master Plan requires regulatory body for its enforcement
No attempt at reforming the Master Plan for Higher Education in California will matter unless legislators and higher education leaders view it as more than a guideline that they can ignore. It is legislation and it should be followed like any other law, with repercussions for those who fail to adhere to it. It’s little […]