The “California” in “University of California” is seemingly becoming less of a priority for university administrators. After the recent hike in nonresident tuition, the University saw a hike in nonresident admissions by nearly 3,500 for the 2015-2016 academic year. The UC has set an unsettling precedent. When it raised nonresident tuition and subsequently favored out-of-state […]
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Arthur Wang: UC transfer advice comes best from transfer students
Love or hate Janet Napolitano, the head of the University of California has done more significant work to call attention to transfer students than any other UC president in recent memory. Her commitment to transfer students, which has involved repeated verbal commitments and the creation of a task force devoted to improving the transfer process, […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Students must put pressure on UC Regents to have voices heard
The University of California Regents aren’t our friends. Trying to achieve goals such as keeping tuition rates stable, ensuring accessibility to higher education and proper representation rarely comes easy when students are faced with the votes of 25 individuals against their single, relatively inconsequential vote. In an attempt to increase student representation, Avi Oved, UC […]
Bike-share program could drive students beyond Westwood
Usually, four is considered greater than two. However, for those that live in and around Westwood, two wheels may have a greater impact than four. On Thursday, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Board of Directors, also known as the Metro Board, awarded $11 million to the company Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. to bring a bike-sharing program […]
Ara Shirinian: Uber and other sharing services must increase worker protections
It’s summer and for most students it’s the chance to get away from the monotony of taking classes and being told what to learn to earn a degree. Over the next 12 weeks, four Daily Bruin columnists will take the time to explore the bigger problems of our day that exist beyond campus boundaries and […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Finding strength in differences to create a true Bruin identity
When we first step onto this campus, we come not only with suitcases and bundled nerves, but our identities – where we’ve come from and how we see the world – as well. UCLA, however, sometimes has other ideas. This institution tries to mediate the way we express our identities and tries to homogenize us […]
Travis Fife: LA labor unions must stop bargaining minimum wage exemption
In the race to try to help workers, Los Angeles labor unions may have tripped right before the finish line. They successfully campaigned for a $15 per hour minimum wage ordinance. But now, some unions in Los Angeles are pushing for an exemption to the ordinance for employers whose employees engage in collective bargaining to […]