The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. A recent state audit confirmed what many UCLA students already know: The university needs to do more to train its faculty and staff on how to handle incidents of sexual […]
Category Archives: Editorials
Editorial: Governor’s budget does not prioritize UC funding
Last week Gov. Jerry Brown approved a budget with a surplus for the second consecutive year. And while the University of California did see a modest increase in state funding, it’s nowhere near enough to lessen the burden on students and maintain the high quality of the premier public university system in the U.S. By […]
Editorial: USAC guiding documents need revision to better serve UCLA
Smart decisions by undergraduate student government leaders should be consistent with their constitution and bylaws. But after Undergraduate Students Association Council General Representative Nihal Satyadev resigned on June 12, USAC was faced with a choice between following its constitution and being transparent in the replacement process. Whenever the USAC guiding documents are out of line […]
Editorial: Anderson School should be transparent about gender disparity
A 2006 internal report found that the UCLA Anderson School of Management had a disproportionately low amount of female professors among similar business schools and that women felt they were in a discriminatory climate. Eight years later, not much has changed. As of last year, the school ranked last in percentage of women faculty among […]
Editorial: Passage of SB 850 proves state Master Plan in grave need of update
Whether they knew it or not, California legislators signaled last week the woeful inadequacy of the state’s guiding document for public higher education. The California Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 850, a proposal to allow certain California community colleges to grant bachelor’s degrees. The bill completely ignores California’s Master Plan for Higher Education, which states […]
Editorial: Proposal for new basketball facility proves wasteful
Specifically, UCLA Athletics’ recent proposal for a $30-40 million, state-of-the-art men’s and women’s basketball facility to be built south of the Los Angeles Tennis Center would be an enormous waste.
Editorial: Chancellor Block’s campus commentary needs consistency
At best, Chancellor Gene Block’s campuswide email commenting on incidents surrounding this year’s student government election represents a puzzling divergence from his usual course of action on these issues. At worst, it is both highly polarizing and a detriment to an already-ailing campus climate. The email, sent on May 16, spoke on the recent controversy […]