UC News

“The UC should strive for better”: Students, Faculty and Stakeholders Share Suggestions for the Next UC President at UCLA Public Forum

Students, faculty and UC system stakeholders sharing their advice, ideas and hopes for the type of president they would like to see next.
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This Week in UC News 1/9 – 1/16

Showcasing the top stories of the week from other UC student newspapers
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First Female Chancellor of UCSB and Within the UC System, Barbara Uehling Charlton, Passes Away at 87

She passed away at the age of 87 on Jan. 2 due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease, her obituary read.
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This Week in UC News

Our new column “UC News” will showcase the top stories of the week from other UC student newspapers in our weekly print edition and online.
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Thirty Meter Telescope Project Now To Be Paused Until February 2020

The project has drawn significant controversy since its groundbreaking in October 2014 and has remained a subject of criticism from Native Hawiians.
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In Photos | UCSB Rallies in Solidarity with UCSC Graduate Students

The UCSC graduate students are striking indefinitely until the university agrees to a Cost of Living Adjustment of an additional $1,412 a month.
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Hawaiian Activists Speak At UCSB Town Hall, Urge UC Not to Move Forward With Telescope Construction

The panel, hosted in collaboration between the the EVPSA office and the American Indian Student Association, consisted of three speakers who spoke and sang to a packed Flying A Room.
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University Takes Second Attempt at Controversial Faculty Housing Project

The proposal would demolish Ocean Road and cover the 16.7 acres of land up and down the street with up to 540 housing units.
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Graduate Student Accuses UC Regent Kieffer of Sexual Misconduct, Calls for Systemwide Policy Change

Ora said she chose to speak during public forum due to frustration not only with the Regents’ system, but the entire University of California process for investigating sexual misconduct.
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“I do feel very privileged to be able to leave”: UC Study Abroad Students To Leave Hong Kong

Each student’s academics would be dealt with by the universities they were attending in Hong Kong.
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“There’s no relying on mommy and daddy”: Foster and Formerly Incarcerated Students Share Their Stories With UC Regents

The Regents organized the discussion in order to hear from students within the UC system who were or still are in the foster care system or were formerly incarcerated.
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RCSGD Kicks Off 20th Anniversary Celebration

The center kicked off its 20th anniversary celebrations with an event on Tuesday evening, with Craig Leets, RCSGD director, giving attendees a small history of the RCSGD.
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Committee Moves Forward With Plans for Permanent A.S. Bike Shop

The current building was created in 2008 to replace the shipping containers. But what was meant to be a temporary solution has now been in place for over a decade. 
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In Photos | AFSCME Strikes for Sixth Time in Two Years

AFSCME 3299 represents more than 24,000 health care and service employees across the UC system.
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UC Study Abroad Suspends Spring Hong Kong Program, Citing Safety Concerns

All of the UC students currently in Hong Kong are attending one of three schools: University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong or Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. 
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