Proposed Senate Bill 967 would restrict the UC and CSU executives ability to grant themselves and their peers salary increases. But for the UC, it would serve more as an option rather than a binding law.

Staff members of UC Riverside’s The Highlander have proposed a plan to fix the UC budget. Released on Jan. 10, the plan proposes a system of wage garnishings instead of one based on student fees or tuition.

UC Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco leaves some confused and some nervous about the UC’s financial path forward. A regent suggests seeking corporations for funding.

Is it safe to say that the UC system is falling apart? With university leaders talking about “fundamental changes” thanks to even more budget cuts, 500 million dollars worth to be exact, it’s our hope here to do what we can to make sure those changes don’t mean more cuts to TAs.

The UC regents recently proposed placing a fixed-percentage tax on new university fees regardless of each site’s current fees — a move that adds financial strain for already fee-heavy campuses like UCSC. We should not be required to pay for projects that may never make it back to Santa Cruz at all.

Despite salaries that exceed a quarter of a million dollars, 36 University of California executives are suing the Board of Regents for what they claim are due pension payments. Although legally they are owed this money, morally they are not.

In wake of recent budget cuts, UC spending on bottled water raises concerns about the university’s priorities.

May 18 and 19 Walk Out to Education held on UCSC campus, some classes move outside for student discussion.

Protestors shut down both entrances to UC Santa Cruz at around 6:00 a.m. for the March 4 day of action. In an effort to gain more support for higher education, students, teachers, workers and members of the Santa Cruz community came together today as one voice. As a result of the action, some campus services [...]

The UC protest succeeded in shutting down campus but failed at uniting students.