Editorial: UC African American admissions pale in comparison to national population percentage

A more diverse freshman class doesn’t necessarily mean diversity across the board. The University of California admitted its largest and most diverse freshman body ever for the upcoming fall quarter, with a total of 108,178 students across nine UCs. Not only are there more students than last year, but there are 991 more who come […]

Editorial: Well-meaning Senate Bill 206 may shortchange students through UC’s revenue loss

The California Senate wants student-athletes to get paid. Maybe it’s about time, maybe it’s an outrage. But either way, the problem remains: Money doesn’t grow on trees. Senate Bill 206 would allow California student-athletes to profit from their own likenesses. In other words, they would be able to sign with agents or sponsors, making money […]

Editorial: Spirit Squad investigation reveals how UCLA prioritizes donations over students

The single most important role of any university should be to protect its students. But UCLA proved it was willing to sacrifice that duty for a couple extra donations. UCLA removed Mollie Vehling, the former UCLA Spirit Squad director, from her position May 17 following a Title IX investigation for inviting members of the Spirit […]

Editorial: Although new budget provides flexibility, UC must prepare for economic downturns

California’s newly minted $214.8-billion budget didn’t leave college students behind. But the University of California isn’t off the hook quite yet. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s largest budget to date June 27. Sweeping funding measures will freeze tuition hikes and expand the number of spots in the UC and California State University systems to lower […]

Editorial: Admissions policy audits are first step to heal wounds of flawed admissions system

They say time heals all wounds. But when those wounds are six figures deep in dirty money, the University of California better hope they heal sometime soon. On June 20, the UC announced in a press release that it conducted an internal audit of its admissions process with the UC’s Office of Ethics, Compliance and […]

Editorial: UCLA’s lack of transparency on Heaps’ allegations endangers campus community

Another day, another disgraced UCLA employee. And the same tight-lipped university. James Heaps, a former obstetrician-gynecologist at UCLA Health, was charged June 10 with sexual battery for his treatment of two patients in 2017 and 2018, to which he pleaded not guilty. A 2018 university investigation found that at least four patients made allegations against […]

Michael Skiles to graduate from UCLA, has no plans to retire from Westwood

Michael Skiles was at a meet-the-candidates event in 2017 while running unopposed for Graduate Students Association president when he heard a new brewery wanted to open in Westwood. It started a chain of events that would see him help subdivide Westwood into two. Skiles, a graduate student in philosophy, former three-time president of the GSA, […]