Bitter contract negotiations between the University of California and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 are pushing into their second year. Little progress has been made since the University and the patient care workers started negotiations last fall. The University issued a statement last month announcing it had implemented the […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Ryan Nelson: USAC should encourage integration of financial literacy into curriculum
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports Commission hosted a financial literacy fair in Bruin Plaza on Tuesday, seeking to arm students with the real-world skills they need to navigate the world of bank loans, mortgages and retirement accounts they will encounter after college. The fair offered a host of fantastic tools, but it was […]
Katie Shepherd: Rhetoric used in protest against Proposition 209 misleading, unfair
When it comes to gauging diversity on UCLA’s campus, the numbers don’t lie. After the passage of Proposition 209, a 1996 law that made race-conscious admissions illegal at California public universities, the number of underrepresented students admitted dropped precipitously. In the first freshman class admitted to UCLA without affirmative action, the number of black and Latino students […]
Natalie Delgadillo: USAC budget reporting should be inclusive process
Every year, the Undergraduate Students Association Council receives about $2 million in student fees, and most students – the people who pay those fees – have little to no idea where the money goes. In the past weeks, the USAC Internal Vice President’s Office has attempted to create quarterly budget reports that would follow this […]
Alexandra Tashman: LGBT themed floor needs to be more affordable
Living away from home is one of the most challenging aspects of your typical freshman year. Now imagine you could take that challenge, but add daily support from people who share your interests and experiences. Sounds ideal. That’s the goal of residential theme communities. Comprising six floors out of the dozens that stretch from Hedrick […]
Eitan Arom: UCLA needs more hands-on programs
For three academic quarters out of the year, Public Affairs 4317 is a normal classroom, part of the California Center for Population Research. But for the past two summers, it has been transformed into something very different. From July to September, the room was a forest of ergonomic chairs, Macbooks and whiteboards scrawled over with business strategies. […]
Ryan Nelson: UC should release records to student-workers union
Californians don’t like to be left in the dark. Since the 1960s, the state legislature has passed a number of bills to help keep our public institutions accountable. Of those, the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, or HEERA, gives University of California employees the right to collective bargaining, and subsequent legislation has given unions the […]