Earlier this year, the University of California Board of Regents capped the enrollment of out-of-state and international undergraduate students across its campuses. The decision has not been met with significant opposition from student representatives or campus staff across the UC. UCLA’s 2017-2018 Undergraduate Students Association Council and the UC’s student representatives to the regents need […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Keshav Tadimeti: UC tuition increase will fund faculty pensions, but with good reason
Students, I hate to break it to you, but the University of California could raise tuition in 2018 to pay for people’s retirement benefits. You might want to hold off on the protest signs, though. The Los Angeles Times published a story in late September about how a good chunk of new money from the […]
Abhishek Shetty: USAC must update online minutes, guidelines to maintain transparency
Maintaining an up-to-date website and uploading meeting documents regularly are simple and obvious steps any student government should follow. But unfortunately, UCLA’s undergraduate student government has treated them as an afterthought for years. Late last month, Vivy Li, the Undergraduate Students Association Council internal vice president, prompted the council to revisit the terms of USAC […]
Editorial: Auditors should stay unbiased, stop applying political pressure to UC
The California state auditor needs to leave politics to the politicians. In the past year, the California government threatened to withhold funding for the University of California, published scathing audits and used those same reports to justify reduced funding. Then, the state passed a law ensuring its politically charged audits remain sacrosanct. On Oct. 2, […]
Sandra Wenceslao: Enlisting more staff could make Volunteer Day better
Children all over Los Angeles learn in schools adorned with bright murals that UCLA students have painted on hot, sunny Volunteer Days year after year. UCLA’s annual Volunteer Day was created nine years ago as a chancellor’s initiative, said Ashley Love-Smith, interim director of the UCLA Volunteer Center. The initiative was meant to ensure the […]
William Bleveans: UCLA should mandate service hours, expand Volunteer Day
Ask any New Student Advisor and they’ll tell you service is one of the three pillars of the university and a crucial element of UCLA’s mission. Given that sentiment, you would be forgiven for thinking UCLA has consistently demonstrated its support for community service and outreach programs. In fact, the opposite is true. The UCLA […]
Editorial: Implementing Meatless Mondays would reduce the Hill’s carbon footprint
The environment’s got beef with beef. And UCLA finally seems to be catching on. Last week, the Hill’s Covel Commons dining hall began serving blended burger patties that are 70 percent beef and 30 percent plant matter, such as red beets, red quinoa, onions and mushrooms, in its signature burger. Covel’s substitution reduces – at […]