A more diverse freshman class doesn’t necessarily mean diversity across the board. The University of California admitted its largest and most diverse freshman body ever for the upcoming fall quarter, with a total of 108,178 students across nine UCs. Read more...
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July 21, 11:51 pm
Editorial: Well-meaning Senate Bill 206 may shortchange students through UC’s revenue loss
The California Senate wants student-athletes to get paid. Maybe it’s about time, maybe it’s an outrage. But either way, the problem remains: Money doesn’t grow on trees. Read more...
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July 14, 9:58 pm
Editorial: Spirit Squad investigation reveals how UCLA prioritizes donations over students
The single most important role of any university should be to protect its students. But UCLA proved it was willing to sacrifice that duty for a couple extra donations. Read more...
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July 7, 7:58 pm
Editorial: Although new budget provides flexibility, UC must prepare for economic downturns
California’s newly minted $214.8-billion budget didn’t leave college students behind. But the University of California isn’t off the hook quite yet. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s largest budget to date June 27. Read more...
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June 30, 9:59 pm
Editorial: Admissions policy audits are first step to heal wounds of flawed admissions system
They say time heals all wounds. But when those wounds are six figures deep in dirty money, the University of California better hope they heal sometime soon. Read more...
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June 24, 10:24 am
Editorial: UCLA’s lack of transparency on Heaps’ allegations endangers campus community
Another day, another disgraced UCLA employee. And the same tight-lipped university. James Heaps, a former obstetrician-gynecologist at UCLA Health, was charged June 10 with sexual battery for his treatment of two patients in 2017 and 2018, to which he pleaded not guilty. Read more...
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June 6, 1:20 am
Editorial: Pregnancy discrimination looms large at UCLA, forces women out of academia
UCLA has given birth to yet another inequity on campus: pregnancy discrimination. Two years ago, Sandra Koch, then a neurobiology doctorate student, filed a pregnancy discrimination complaint against the university. Read more...