In an effort to save money, the University of California changed how it handles investigations into campus personnel concerns, though it also closed a smaller number of cases in the past fiscal year. While the university saved $420,000 by handling the cases internally rather than outsourcing them to investigators independent of Read More…
A report written by UC Berkeley graduate students critiquing the university for poor money management is under fire from UC officials, who claim its information is misleading and inaccurate.
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Posting a self-made video on YouTube and having it go viral is nothing new for UC Berkeley students. Last spring then-freshman Derek Low made news with his Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm room, and in the fall of 2010 the men’s varsity soccer team became the subject of significant attention for their rendition of Chris Read More…
California will need to produce more college graduates if it wants to secure a competitive economic future, according to a report released last week. By equipping more citizens with college credentials, including associate and community college degrees, the 13-page report by California Competes states California can ensure that its job Read More…
Faced with fiscal cuts dependent on thestate’s budget, which is set to be finalized in mid-June, the UC Board of Regents are seeking solutions to the university’s budget by exploring alternative methods of funding financial aid for UC students. At the May 16 regents’ meeting, at which regents discussed a Read More…
At first glance, UC Berkeley freshman Derek Low’s dorm room seems like a normal triple — two parallel bunk beds line the walls, furniture is crammed into every corner, and a few colorful posters are tacked to the closet doors. But a closer look reveals motion detectors at the room’s Read More…
To conclude a three-day meeting dominated by budget talks, the UC Board of Regents approved a proposed settlement Thursday with lawyers of students pepper-sprayed by UC Davis police officers during a protest on the campus last November. Read More…
ALBANY, Calif. — Protesters continued occupying and farming a UC-owned plot of land in Albany Monday and said they plan on staying as long as they can. After arriving Sunday and pitching a few tents, about 40 protesters remained Monday at the Gill Tract plot, which is located near the Read More…
UC students participated in a statewide call-in on Tuesday to California Senator Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, to push legislation that would expand the rights of California’s domestic workers. The call-in proceeded after a press conference at UC San Diego, where the UC Student Association and the California Domestic Workers Coalition Read More…
A California state senator is pushing for legislation that would require California State University campuses to receive approval from students for campus-based mandatory fees. The bill — authored by State Senator Michael Rubio, D-Bakersfield — advanced last week through the Senate Education Committee and would require campus-based fees to pass through a Read More…
