California’s identity was at stake on Nov. 6. Proposition 30, which increased the state sales tax slightly and increased income taxes on the wealthy, was only technically about taxes. In reality, it was about whether California wants to be the sort of state that makes big public investments that lead Read More…
The UC SHIP Advisory Board met Monday to weigh options on the controversial health care coverage cap issue Read More…
UC San Diego senior Raquel Morales has a daunting task ahead of her. As the newly elected president of the UC Student Association, she is charged with representing and holding herself accountable to thousands of students systemwide. And given recent criticism of the UCSA board, she has an opportunity to Read More…
The middle class is dwindling. Since the economic downturn, politicians have rallied behind the call to help the poor and middle classes. Political speeches are now about protecting the middle class. But, as experience has proven recently, political rhetoric about the middle class is nothing more than just that — Read More…
The UC Student Association is struggling to abide by its own words. The first sentence of a resolution passed by the UCSA board at a meeting at UC Berkeley last weekend states that “a marketplace of ideas where no political speech is suppressed is crucial to a healthy democratic process.” Read More…
In September, I wrote an opinion column criticizing components of a UC Student Association resolution. The resolution condemns HR 35, and recommends divesting from companies contributing to international human rights violations. To provide a sense of transparency, I would like to address a concern that has been raised about a Read More…
The last two presidential searches – Yudof’s in 2007-08 and his predecessor Robert Dynes’ in 2002-03 – had about 11 months to complete and designated a successor 3 months before the outgoing president officially stepped down. Read More…
The petition was initiated by UAW Local 2865 — a union representing UC student workers — on Jan. 16 calling for the UC to lift the $400,000 lifetime coverage cap and the annual $10,000 prescription drug cap from the UC SHIP in order to align the plan with the Affordable Care Act. Read More…
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed 2013-14 budget increases state funding to the University of California and attempts to influence university policy. Read More…
Senator Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, introduced a bill to UC campuses this Monday that will prohibit pay raises for executive officers during budget crises or student fee increases.
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