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When the Undergraduate Council opens its first session of the year this Sunday, representatives will find themselves operating in a new landscape.The UC enters the 2009-2010 school year with 16 additional members, three additional committees, and a new working relationship with the College administration.Most representatives say the changes in the UC, which stem from the recommendations of last March’s Dowling Report, will increase both the scope and efficiency of the UC. Although some members say they are disappointed by the extent of the changes to the College administration, which fell short of some of the overhauls...
...happens, California is poised to cut the UC system's funding even further next year. “We are operating on the assumption that the state’s disinvestment will continue,” Berkeley's Chancellor Robert Birgeneau told The New York Times...
...year by 8 percent and will cut at least another 8 percent the following year, though FAS Dean Michael D. Smith is expecting 12 percent. If Dean Smith is right, that amounts to a 19 percent cut spread out over two years—not much better than the UC system's 20 percent cut for this year...
Thousands of students, faculty and staff boycotted classes and staged rallies across the 10-campus University of California on Thursday to protest dramatic cuts to the system's budget and proposed additional hikes in undergraduate fees. At UC Berkeley, the flagship campus and home to famous student protests during the turbulent 1960s, an estimated 5,000 students, professors and university staff attended a noon rally at Sproul Plaza during the system-wide "Day of Action." At UCLA, about 700 people gathered at Bruin Plaza and at normally placid U.C. Irvine approximately 500 people attended the noon rally. One protester held...
...Sept. 21 news article "UC Announces Election Results" incorrectly stated that candidates in the Undergraduate Council election were vying for 51 spots. In fact, they were only competing...