After an academic year full of tension surrounding the University of California’s increasing costs, the University has just volunteered to increase them anyway. All UC employees who work at least 20 hours a week will be paid a minimum hourly wage of $15 an hour within three years, a wage increase that the UC has said will cost an estimated $14 million. Read more...
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The next time your health insurance authorizes a payment for medication, you might not be the one who benefits. UCLA Health announced Friday that its computer network was hacked, leaving as many as 4.5 million people’s personal and medical information vulnerable to theft. Read more...
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The “California” in “University of California” is seemingly becoming less of a priority for university administrators. After the recent hike in nonresident tuition, the University saw a hike in nonresident admissions by nearly 3,500 for the 2015-2016 academic year. Read more...
Love or hate Janet Napolitano, the head of the University of California has done more significant work to call attention to transfer students than any other UC president in recent memory. Read more...
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The University of California Regents aren’t our friends. Trying to achieve goals such as keeping tuition rates stable, ensuring accessibility to higher education and proper representation rarely comes easy when students are faced with the votes of 25 individuals against their single, relatively inconsequential vote. Read more...
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Usually, four is considered greater than two. However, for those that live in and around Westwood, two wheels may have a greater impact than four. On Thursday, the Metropolitan Transit Authority Board of Directors, also known as the Metro Board, awarded $11 million to the company Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. Read more...
It’s summer and for most students it’s the chance to get away from the monotony of taking classes and being told what to learn to earn a degree. Read more...
