Spring Week 1 Readers Poll By Daily Bruin Posted: April 1, 2014 9:05 am Community, Opinion Share Tweet At a speaking engagement late last month, University of California President Janet Napolitano expressed skepticism about the future of online education, saying, "If you do it right, it doesn't save all that much money," as the involvement of an instructor is still necessary. Do you agree with Napolitano's statements? Yes, I think the cost-saving potential of online education is overblown. No, I believe online education can drastically reduce costs. While online education can drastically reduce costs, it depends on implementation and context, and may not necessarily do so for the UC. Submit View results without voting » Comments are supposed to create a forum for thoughtful, respectful community discussion. Please be nice. View our full comments policy here. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Poll Academic student workers and graduate student researchers represented by the United Auto Workers union recently ended a nearly six-week strike in which they called for better working conditions and equitable wages. The contract stipulates pay increases for all workers – for some, pay increases of up to 80% – as well as anti-harassment policies and increased childcare support. However, the negotiations have struck controversy among some UAW members dissatisfied with the results of the contract. What are your thoughts on this issue? Only the voices of the bargaining team were heard during the negotiation process – the contract is not all-encompassing of student workers and should not have been ratified. The mediation resulted in a realistic contract for academic workers at this time. The agreed-upon result generally covered what the strikers were asking for. I have feelings about this that are not described in the options above. The contract is neither good nor bad and/or this issue does not directly affect me as a student. Submit View results without voting » Polls ArchiveFeatured Classifieds More classifieds »
