As the governor and legislators wrestle with the size of greater-than-anticipated state revenues and what to do with additional funds, there is one priority where Democrats, Republicans, conservatives, liberals and moderates should be able to come together – public higher… More »
Benjamin Powell: Student groups must act on campus climate survey results
To quantify the state of campus climate and of intergroup understanding on campus, UCLA conducted a Diverse Learning Environments survey in 2011 as part of an effort to gauge and improve certain areas of campus climate. More »
Editorial: UCLA better off staying on SHIP
This board supports UCLA’s decision to stay aboard the troubled University of California Student Health Insurance Plan at a time when many UC campuses have decided to jump ship. More »
Letter to the editor: UCLA released report on Diverse Learning Environments survey
I wanted to clarify some inaccuracies in the May 16 editorial, “UCLA should release full survey results.” More »
SPEAKS OUT: Do you think research articles by the University of California should be openly available to the public?
Maggi Mang First-year Neuroscience “I think it would be really nice because I don’t see why research and knowledge should just be available to people who can afford it.” Che-Hsuan Lin Second-year, undeclared life sciences … More »
Submission: Demands for raise reasonable given current inadequacy of TA salaries
On May 12, Ben Powell argued in the Daily Bruin that UC graduate students are “unreasonable” to ask for raises in their salary, which the UCLA Graduate Division states as starting at $17,655 per academic year before taxes. The demand of a decent salary is substantially more reasonable than Powell’s arguments. More »
Jerry Zhao: Open access policy would help UC remain a leader in research
Last month, the University of California announced its support for AB 609, a bill in the California legislature that would require state-funded research to be made freely accessible to the public no later than 12 months after initial publication, a sensible step to provide the public what it paid for. More »