Now is the time to take action. In an ideal world, everyone is able to go to college. As it stands, though, every time tuition rises, that window closes for some kid somewhere. The future is ours. If we neglect higher education, if we let it suffer, then we won’t stand a chance. Read More…
Sometimes progress and stagnation are one in the same. With a tuition freeze in California’s 2012-13 budget, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed last Wednesday, students in the UC and CSU systems will not face increasing education costs in the coming school year. Read More…
Assembly Bill 131, the second half of the so-called “DREAM Act,” is on its way to the Governor’s desk. Despite its name, it offers little more than a mirage to the students it promises to help and a nightmare to the citizens whose hard-earned dollars will be used to fund Read More…
Gov. Jerry Brown recently announced the appointment of Berkeley resident and UC Berkeley alumnus Stephen Kaus as a judge of the Alameda County Superior Court. Read More…
Gov. Jerry Brown’s campaign for Proposition 30 has raised more than $16 million in the last three months, filings released by the California Fair Political Practices Commission Friday show. Brown’s fundraising efforts trounced those of the primary group opposed to his initiative, which has brought in less than $2 million since July Read More…
Not enough voices were heard when the UC Board of Regents met on Wednesday. In discussions of UC protest procedures and Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax initiative, Student Regent-designate Jonathan Stein’s voice was one of few offering clarity and reason. The protest report — authored by UC Berkeley School of Law Read More…
As of Wednesday morning with almost all precincts reporting, voting results showed Proposition 30 had passed by a significant margin, with 54 percent in favor and 46 percent opposed. Read More…
The California Democratic Party endorsed Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax initiative on Sunday. Read More…
Maybe you’ve heard it shrieked from a protester’s megaphone as you cross Sproul Plaza. Maybe you’ve seen it chalked on building as you walk to class. Regardless of the method of communication, you’ve likely come across the catchphrase sometime in the course of your Berkeley education: “No cuts, no fees, Read More…
Support for Proposition 30, which will determine whether the UC is dealt a series of budget cuts, has fallen just short of a majority, according to polling data released Tuesday from the California Business Roundtable. Read More…
