Op-Eds

Proposed aquatics center aids campus

New aquatics center will not be funded by student tuition

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Kira Walker/Staff

Last summer, Intercollegiate Athletics presented to the campus Capital Projects Committee a proposal for a new donor-financed aquatics center. After completing their standard review process, the faculty and administrators on the committee approved construction on the parking lot adjacent to the Tang Center. The reasons for approval were clear cut: Read More…

Op-Eds

Election will have powerful impact on UC

Cuts in state funding have taken toll on public education

With state funding accounting for only about 11 percent of UC Berkeley’s operating budget in the 2011-12 academic year, a question arises as to what, exactly, defines a public university. We believe that while sources of revenue are an element of the equation, there are other important attributes that must Read More…