Proposition 30 rally on Sproul
The ASUC hosted a Proposition 30 rally on Sproul.
Election 2012: How does Prop. 30 compare to Prop. 38?
This election season, two competing tax measures are vying for votes on the California state ballot. Proposition 30 and Proposition 38 both promise to increase state funding and support California schools. But they differ in many aspects. Learn what these difference are and how they will affect students and residents Read More…
A year in review
January: Anthropology Library Occupation After a group of demonstrators occupied the campus anthropology library, the campus administration agreed to restore its previously curtailed hours. February 18: Death of Peter Cukor Controversy arose after a Berkeley resident was killed while police were monitoring an Occupy protest nearby. February: Occupy Emails Administrators’ Read More…
How does Prop. 30 compare to Prop. 38?
The UC budget and the November tax initiative
Republicans want to freeze your tuition
In Sacramento, Republicans are fighting for students' interests
In November 2012, for the first time in more than two decades, Californians elected to directly raise taxes on themselves by passing Proposition 30 by a healthy 10-point margin. By passing Prop. 30, Californian voters affirmed their commitment to fully fund public education by sacrificing more of their paycheck with Read More…
The state of student activism
UNIVERSITY ISSUES: As made clear this week, student activists are right to continue putting pressure on Sacramento, but need to refine their message.
For the most part, student activists got it right on Monday. Unlike last year, the demonstration in support of higher education in Sacramento passed without major incident, allowing focus to remain on students’ lobbying efforts. At the same time, though, the event may indicate that student activism is facing something Read More…
Relationship of Dirks and Brown could define future of state’s public higher education
When Dirks assumes office on June 1, he may find an unlikely ally in Brown at a time in which state funding has fallen to constitute just over 10 percent of UC Berkeley’s budget. Read More…
Why California needs an oil tax
The tax would raise money to invest in our state’s future
Education is suffering. The economy is forcing too many people to rely on government assistance, and we are not doing enough to promote renewable energy. We have a problem when California, the ninth largest economy in the world, has a 9.8 percent unemployment rate. Enrollment at California community colleges has Read More…
Not another tax, not now
UNIVERSITY ISSUES: A potential state oil severance tax proposed by students is unlikely to pass on the heels of Proposition 30’s recent victory.
Now is not the right time to push for the passage of a state oil severance tax. Certainly, a conversation about the issue is warranted — California is the fourth-largest oil producer in the country and one of the only such states without a severance tax. But passing the tax Read More…