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Editorial: Diversity education plans only a start
The inauguration of UCLA Chancellor Gene Block on Tuesday combined with the newly elected Students First! majority provides a unique opportunity for great innovations to come since both the chancellor and student government members have expressed a growing desire for increased diversity education at UCLA.
Editorial: Students: Hold new council accountable
There are two themes that are the core igniters of any controversy related to the Undergraduate Students Association Council year in and year out – accountability and transparency. These two qualities are traits that each council needs to possess regardless of the slate holding the majority.
Editorial: Lack of voting hurts campus
Undergraduate student government spends $3 million a year in student fee money, and they appoint dozens of students to important boards and committees on campus.
Editorial: Offenders should not be denied financial aid
A law that prevents past drug offenders from receiving federal financial aid for higher education avoided legal challenge Tuesday, when an appeal to reinstate a lawsuit against it was denied.
Editorial: Government oversight of endowments unnecessary
Recently, Washington legislators, led by Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, have argued that private universities should be mandated by the national government to spend at least 5 percent of their endowments each year – an idea that would subject some schools to unnecessary federal oversight.
Editorial: Federal student loan buyout in nick of time
Considering the recent and widespread financial woes hitting our nation’s economy, the Bush administration’s recent proposal to buy out billions of dollars in federal student loans is a big step in the right direction for both colleges and the country as a whole.
Editorial: Act should quell fears of genetic testing
In a wise move, seemingly to thwart America’s inevitable spiral into a science fiction thriller, lawmakers are poised to approve a law that would ban discrimination based on a person’s genes.
Editorial: Don’t lock international students out with fee hikes
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s plans to approximately double international student visa fees to fund surveillance on those students must be opposed.
Editorial: Bill needed to protect university researchers
In light of the escalating levels of intimidation and violence that some activists are using to protest animal testing in California, the University of California’s recent push for further legislation to protect its researchers is both commendable and necessary.
Gas tax break won’t fuel progress
Students who commute to UCLA over the summer know how much of an issue paying for gas for all the driving can be.
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