Without a doubt, Gov. Jerry Brown has provided concrete results in his most recent term as head of the state. From making tough decisions in the form of budget cuts and temporary tax hikes, Brown has – for the most part – done a fantastic job at balancing the state’s budget. But amid all that […]
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Editorial: Zero-based budgeting a promising approach to hold UC accountable
State legislators are putting University of California officials in the hot seat this week by picking through each line of the 2015-2016 UC budget in a long-overdue examination of the system’s finances. Since her reelection as Assembly speaker in November, Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) has championed a “zero-based” budgeting approach for the UC in which […]
After delay, UC releases report breaking down per-student expenditures
The University of California is spending about $5,000 less per student than it did two decades ago, according to an internal report conducted by the University and released to the state Legislature Tuesday. The report showed that per-student expenditures has decreased from $22,390 in 1990-1991 to $16,890 in 2012-2013. The Legislature mandated the University to […]
Arthur Wang: Millennials fail to recognize racism as continuing issue
“Lazy” and “entitled” – these inaccuracies have been used over and over by those older than us to characterize the millennial generation, which is currently coming of age and includes the vast majority of today’s college students. New research released earlier this month by UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute seems to suggest an addition to […]
Alexandra Tashman: Cultural identities should not be politicized
I remember when I used to be proud of being Jewish. My family isn’t particularly religious, so as a child, being Jewish didn’t really have anything to do with God or temple. Being Jewish was a cultural identification. It meant eating pastrami sandwiches in old delis and watching “Fiddler on the Roof” with my sister, […]
Zoey Freedman: Self-motivation most effective in curbing classroom phone use
It’s not unusual to look around a lecture hall and see almost all the students’ heads bowed, but not because they’re furiously taking notes. The use of cordless electronic devices – specifically cell phones – in the classroom has become a prevalent issue, as it increasingly detracts from learning during lecture. It has become common […]
Editorial: Objections to USAC Judicial Board appointment discriminatory
Religious affiliations and ethnic identity should not and do not disqualify someone from being an effective judge. And yet, at Tuesday night’s Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting, that’s exactly what councilmembers were arguing. During the meeting, several councilmembers, including General Representative 3 Fabienne Roth, General Representative 1 Manjot Singh, Transfer Student Representative Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed and […]