At its meeting on Friday, the Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors should approve a proposal to issue coupons allowing customers at the UCLA Student Store to donate 10 percent of their purchases to the Typhoon Haiyan relief effort. Read more...
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January 23, 1:25 am
Editorial: ASUCLA should approve coupons for Typhoon Haiyan donations
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January 23, 1:23 am
Editorial: Experience necessary for USAC Election Board chair
When asked Tuesday night, the student appointed to oversee the upcoming undergraduate government elections could not name all 13 council members, nor recall one political slate. Read more...
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January 16, 12:00 am
Editorial: USAC should put surplus funding requests on public view
Faced with a room full of more than 100 concerned students, the Undergraduate Students Association Council performed a startling about-face by reversing $78,500 in fund allocations it approved last week. Read more...
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January 13, 2:30 am
Editorial: USAC bylaw amendment tying pay to inflation is irresponsible
After almost half a year of evasion, vocal student backlash and halfhearted deliberation, the Undergraduate Students Association Council is at long last bringing forward a bylaw amendment that would prevent future elected officials from raising their own stipends. Read more...
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January 13, 2:23 am
Editorial: Budget proposal shows potential to ease tension between UC and state
The funding increase for the University of California included in Governor Jerry Brown’s 2014-2015 California budget proposal, which leaked late last week, is an encouraging sign. Read more...
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January 9, 12:00 am
Editorial: Napolitano should direct media attention to the UC
But Napolitano’s recent press appearances have not garnered attention for her commentary on higher education and California politics. Rather, her comments on issues such as National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia gained the most public traction. Read more...
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January 6, 1:32 am
Editorial: Jim Mora proves a capable leader for UCLA football
Two years and 19 wins in, it is clear that hiring Jim Mora was, and is, a good decision. In leading UCLA to its first 10-win season since 2005, he has answered just about every question mark that once appeared on his resume, and reversed a number of bad habits that once plagued UCLA football. Read more...