Casey Kovarik: UC unprepared, misguided on statewide wage increase

After an academic year full of tension surrounding the University of California’s increasing costs, the University has just volunteered to increase them anyway. All UC employees who work at least 20 hours a week will be paid a minimum hourly wage of $15 an hour within three years, a wage increase that the UC has […]

Arthur Wang: UC transfer advice comes best from transfer students

Love or hate Janet Napolitano, the head of the University of California has done more significant work to call attention to transfer students than any other UC president in recent memory. Her commitment to transfer students, which has involved repeated verbal commitments and the creation of a task force devoted to improving the transfer process, […]

Submission: Encouraging 2015 graduates to continue learning

One of the most profound responsibilities I have as UCLA’s chancellor is working with our exceptional faculty and staff to ensure that our graduating students are prepared for life beyond our campus – ready to become leaders in their professions and in their communities. In some ways, that responsibility is made much easier because of […]

Travis Fife: LA labor unions must stop bargaining minimum wage exemption

In the race to try to help workers, Los Angeles labor unions may have tripped right before the finish line. They successfully campaigned for a $15 per hour minimum wage ordinance. But now, some unions in Los Angeles are pushing for an exemption to the ordinance for employers whose employees engage in collective bargaining to […]

Yiwei Sun: Task force should prioritize educating students on food security

Having been able to afford three meals a day, I never imagined myself to be food insecure. However, not starving is not equivalent to being food secure. When I am happily eating instant noodles, I am subconsciously subjecting myself to malnutrition, which is also a culprit of food insecurity. Food insecurity may affect a larger […]