The rising cost of higher education is about to hit us all as students at the University of California. UC President Janet Napolitano proposed a plan last week to enact an up to 5 percent tuition increase annually for the next five years that will be felt across our student population, including undergraduate, graduate and professional students. Read more...
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November 12, 6:10 am
Submission: State, administrators responsible for protecting affordability of UC
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November 12, 12:52 am
Letter to the Editor: Steven Salaita’s words not incitement, should not be censored
In a submission titled “University irresponsible for inviting controversial speaker to campus,” published on Nov. 5, Natalie Charney condemns several academic departments at UCLA for inviting Steven Salaita to speak on campus. Read more...
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November 10, 12:00 am
Submission: Both sides of Israeli-Palestinian conflict must engage in dialogue
I believe each and every one of us has a story, a story worth sharing and a story worth being heard. So here is mine. I am an American Jew of Iranian descent. Read more...
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November 7, 12:00 am
Submission: Gene Block’s support of animal research ignores just criticism
On Nov. 3, Chancellor Gene Block sent UCLA students an email in which he voiced his support of animal researchers at UCLA. The email was prompted by professor David Jentsch’s Oct. Read more...
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November 5, 10:12 am
Submission: University irresponsible for inviting controversial speaker to campus
Editor’s Note: The following submission contains strong language. We feel its inclusion is necessary to provide full context about the controversy surrounding Steven Salaita’s appearance at UCLA. Read more...
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November 5, 12:05 am
Submission: Diversity course can now serve as tool in holding university accountable
After nearly three decades, the proposed diversity requirement for UCLA’s College of Letters and Science has passed by a historic faculty vote. Out of the ten campuses in the University of California system, UCLA is both the second oldest as well as the second-to-last to adopt a diversity-related requirement for a majority of its undergraduate students. Read more...
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November 5, 12:00 am
Submission: Divestment promotes peace, justice in Palestine
I have always been very positive about the future of a just peace for both Palestinians and Israelis. It is one of the reasons I believe in the work I do with Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA. Read more...