An opportunity for leadership
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...
View ArticleFor the blue and gold
Declining state funding and skyrocketing tuition at the University of California may lead some to believe that the university is losing its grip on its long-held prestigious status. But despite its...
View ArticleElection will have powerful impact on UC
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...
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Charts: The cost of higher education
After narrowly escaping tuition hikes with the passage of Proposition 30 Tuesday, the UC Board of Regents will consider tuition increases for 61 professional degree programs at its meeting next week....
View ArticleState identity still on the line
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...
View ArticleWalkout for Higher Education
Protestors staged a walkout on Sproul on November 8th, 2012. Comment Policy Comments should remain on topic, concerning the article or blog post to which they are connected. Brevity is encouraged....
View ArticleTuition rollbacks will not hurt financial aid
As hundreds of students walked out in the rain last Thursday to call for rolling back tuition, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau told CBS News that more tuition hikes are inevitable despite increased taxes...
View ArticleStaring down the barrel of Proposition 30
In the aftermath of Proposition 30, the ASUC cannot rest on its laurels. Education was held hostage by California lawmakers in the sights of a gun whose trigger would have been pulled if the...
View ArticleThe fight to save education must continue
Lately, my friends have been asking me: “Proposition 30 just passed… so why mobilize?” In the relief following a narrow escape from a 20.3 percent fee hike, it seems like a reasonable question. As the...
View ArticleAn unlikely Cal student
UC Berkeley junior Melissa Padilla was 13 the first time she ran away from home, though she doesn’t remember why or for how long. She was 14 when she started drinking, a juvenile diversion that soon...
View ArticleRepublicans propose tuition freeze to supplement Prop. 30
On Jan. 7, Republican lawmakers introduced legislation that would freeze tuition hikes for the next seven years in recognition of Prop. 30, a tax increase that protected the UC system from a $250...
View ArticleOff the beat: In search of Walden Pond
More than my snug bed, more than Mom’s cooking, more even than that warm feeling of home, I miss Henry David Thoreau. Let me explain. I was more than a little disappointed academically in my first...
View ArticleNobel laureate Gary Becker speaks about higher education
Nobel laureate Gary Becker gave a lecture at UC Berkeley on the importance of higher education. The post Nobel laureate Gary Becker speaks about higher education appeared first on The Daily Californian.
View ArticleNobel laureate Gary Becker speaks about importance of college education
A Nobel Prize-winning economist spoke to the campus Wednesday to confirm that even with increasing tuition rates, a college degree remains the “world’s best investment.” University of Chicago economics...
View ArticleNonsensical tuition increase
A bill recently passed in the California State Assembly allowing community colleges to charge nonresident tuition during summer and winter sessions just doesn’t make sense. AB 955 will raise tuition...
View ArticleReport says college degrees pay off regardless of major
Despite rising levels of total student debt over the past 10 years, better employment prospects and higher income enable most university students to pay off their loans, according to a report published...
View ArticleState budget adds new middle-class scholarship, increases funding to UC
California lawmakers voted to establish a middle-class scholarship program on Saturday that will slash tuition for middle-income students at UC and CSU schools by up to 40 percent. Starting with the...
View ArticleReport urges increased investment in humanities and social sciences
Amid decreasing enrollment and waning interest in humanities courses across the country, a national humanities commission delivered a report to lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday that makes a case...
View ArticleBetter access to community college
I am a believer in the power of community colleges because I am proof that they work. More than 20 years ago, I dropped out of high school, lived in my Volkswagen and attended Santa Barbara City...
View ArticleMastering California’s ideals
By signing off on a proposal to make UCLA’s full-time graduate MBA program self-supporting, UC President Mark Yudof has given up on the dream for the University of California to remain a public...
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