Outgoing University of California Student Association President Kareem Aref talked with Daily Bruin writer Laura Boranian about UCSA’s work and various problems facing the UC.
Aref will step down from his position when UCSA elects a new president during its congress in August.

Cinthia Flores’s term as the University of California student regent came to an end in June, as Sadia Saifuddin officially took over the role on July 1.

California officials agreed Tuesday to make slight changes to a state constitutional amendment that holds down property taxes – a move that will increase revenue available to the state.

Starting next year, students will have to pay slightly more to take out federal loans for college.
Currently, undergraduates have to pay a 3.86 percent interest rate for their federal loans.

A recently announced study abroad initiative aims to increase the number of University of California students who study abroad by 20 percent in the next five years.

A Republican gubernatorial candidate proposed a plan Tuesday to create programs that would provide free tuition to science, technology, engineering or mathematics students, add significantly more online courses to public universities and allow students from other higher education systems to take courses from the University of California and the California State University.Neel Kashkari, a former assistant secretary of the U.S.

Jodutt Basrawi’s family in Syria has to be careful not to discuss the ongoing civil war during on Skype or phone calls with him because they said the government is monitoring them.

The last time Anya Ice visited her home in Crimea, she was a citizen of Ukraine.
The next time she returns, she’ll be a member of the Russian Federation – and one of the minority of Crimeans who wishes she wasn’t.

UCLA alumnus and Nobel Prize winner Randy Schekman will speak at the UCLA College of Letters and Science’s commencement ceremonies in June, according to a UCLA statement released on Monday.

UCLA student leaders are calling for the reform of California’s property tax system, which they believe could help bring in millions of dollars for the University of California, through a week of action on campus as part of a larger UC campaign.