The trip from UCLA to Los Angeles International Airport and back costs about half the price of a plane ticket for a round-trip flight to the Bay Area. Read more...
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January 14, 8:39 am
Zoey Freedman: Increase in Cal Grant funding should be reserved for housing
More money for the University of California doesn’t mean students are going to be living any more comfortably. If the proposed California state budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year is approved, the UC is set to receive 4.7 percent more funding than last year, including an additional $2.1 billion through the Cal Grant program. Read more...
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January 13, 7:40 am
Keshav Tadimeti: Dining hall locker system in need of revamp
Hit C. Punch in “5555.” Press the lock key. That’s a dining hall locker procedure I’m sure many of us use. If the locker locks, our search is over. Read more...
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January 11, 8:41 am
Lukianchikov: UC should hold licensees responsible to higher ethical standards
The University of California has a listening problem. Last summer, the opportunity to commit UC apparel licensees to more stringent labor codes arose. Instead of doing so, policymakers made a commitment of passive leniency. Read more...
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January 7, 1:04 am
Aram Ghoogasian: UC’s divestment from private prisons will increase awareness of issue
Christmas came early for student activists last month after the University of California divested from private prisons. The UC quietly sold off its $25 million holdings in the Corrections Corporation of America and GEO Group, Inc., the two biggest for-profit prison companies in the United States, and G4S, the largest security company in the world on Dec. Read more...
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January 5, 11:32 pm
Yiwei Sun: UC online course program should enhance variety, integration
Online courses are normally popular due to the flexibility they entail. However, courses provided through the University of California Cross-Campus Enrollment still have a long way to go in terms of attracting more students. Read more...
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January 4, 11:55 pm
Shani Shahmoon: Sponsored trips to Israel should not be overly politicized
Trips to Israel are always made out to mean more than they do. Just this past winter break, countless trips to Israel were provided for college students. Read more...
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