With the UC Board of Regents threatening to cut enrollment without more funding from the state and a recent phenomenon of beginning sentences with “With the economy as it is … ” it seems that Berkeley thinks it’s finally time to tell us what everybody already knows: the economy is failing, nobody has any money and we’re all screwed. Surprise!
Looming state budget shortfalls, declining endowments and tuition increases, oh my! Sponsored by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a symposium will be held this Tuesday to discuss the economic fate of the UC system and do what Berkeley does best: hold open forums for discourse on important controversial topics. Hopefully, though, this one will actually help solve the problem and not just provide a safe space for letting off steam. read more »
We gotta give it to ‘em: The Daily Cal has a pretty fine new rack–a few racks, actually. It seems that despite cutting the Wednesday issue of the paper due to the ubiquitous “financial issues,” they still managed to afford The Daily Cal recently acquired some snazzy new newspaper stands–for free as a result of an advertising partnership–albeit they have gigantic ads plastered on the sides advertising a company which appears to tutor students in how to add (OK, it’s really for LSAT prep classes, but you’d never know from the girl with the display hands telling us what 158 and 11 equals).
This seems to be the way of the future: Financial crisis? Just add more ads. In fact, With the recent $65.5 million cut to UC funding by our old friend Arnie, we at the Clog suggest making Barrows a gigantic billboard. Hey, desperate times … And covering it with an ad just might make it less of an eyesore, unless of course it’s advertising the United Colors of Benetton. read more »
Sunday Shout-Out picks out the week’s stories that simply slipped our minds.
* We knew ASUC was wasting its time, but really? A discussion about a “Go Bears” resolution? [Cal Patriot]
* Prop. 8 protests still going strong. [SFist]
* Hmm, this headline seems familiar. [Daily Cal]
* More budget cuts? Thank goodness we’re graduating. [UC Newsroom]
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Danica Li on Sunday, May 18, 2008 01:14 pm
The UC Board of Regents at UCLA met Wednesday to deliberate over fee raises for the 2008-09 school year. Faced with a choice between a) hiking up prices, and b) lobbying the state for money that it is most stubbornly not doling out to its quailing education system, the finance committee threw up its hands and ceded to the inevitable. It’s final, folks. We’re paying 7.4% more in fees next year, while non-Californians will be saddled with a painful 5% increase in out-of-state tuition (currently at a lurid $28,000 for both semesters).
After the meeting, police arrested 16 students who linked arms, chanted “Regents, regents, can’t you see; you’re creating po-ver-ty”, and refused to leave. Mad props, people. You won’t be living in trees anytime soon, but making rhymes and getting tackled by the police constitute some pretty serious baby steps. read more »
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