UCPath handling UCLA’s payroll? Say hello to a world of nuisances. The University of California Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources project, a central payroll management system for the UC campuses, was launched by Associated Students UCLA at the beginning of this year and implemented in September. The new system is meant to streamline […]
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USAC an ineffective platform to solve sexual violence issues
The nation’s representatives made one thing certain this fall: Politics has no place in sexual violence prevention efforts. Tell that to UCLA’s undergraduate student government. The Undergraduate Students Association Council has decided to take a stand against sexual violence in Greek life, following sexual assault allegations against a former Zeta Beta Tau fraternity member and […]
UC’s overly ambitious energy plan serves political needs, not students
Economists of all stripes are fond of saying that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Where the University of California’s renewable energy goals are concerned, this old adage is 100 percent correct. One hundred percent, incidentally, is the stated goal of the UC’s newest energy conservation initiative. As David Phillips, the UC Office […]
Editorial: UCLA Health leaves residents shortchanged with abrupt stipend slash
$1,200 is apparently chump change at UCLA. But for the university’s medical residents, or physicians in training, who live in one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Los Angeles, that couldn’t be further from the truth. UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine announced in February that residents would receive a $5,000 after-tax stipend to help […]
You See L.A. Abroad: If the world’s interesting, LA is more so. UCLA needs to help Bruins explore it.
Mariah Furtek is a staff columnist studying abroad in London until winter quarter. In this column series, she analyzes UCLA’s study abroad program and examines from afar how Bruins live in their beloved Los Angeles. Gleaming skyscrapers rub shoulders with museums and shops, each jockeying for a position in the crowded skyline. This city is […]
Editorial Cartoon: Trash Squirrel Steve – the daily scavenge
Editorial: SB 826 is an ineffective effort to close the gender gap in business
Despite what Gov. Jerry Brown thinks, the glass ceiling takes more than just a flimsy piece of legislation to crack. Brown signed Senate Bill 826 on Sunday – despite serious concerns regarding its legality. The bill requires publicly traded companies in California have a minimum of one woman on their boards of directors by the […]