As the UC system struggles with state funding, it becomes increasingly clear that the assistance of the private sector in supporting the UC system may become more important than it has ever been. A look at private investment in the UC system, and hopes for the future.

Amid a growing fiscal crisis, the UC attempts to mitigate the effects of reduced state funding and ponders the question of privatization.

The rough economic times that now pummel UC Santa Cruz programs, it is shocking that any monetary assistance would be turned down. However, the bureaucracy of the university has managed to astonish, confound, and perplex once again. The administration refused to allow the water polo team to continue, despite the fact that the team raised [...]