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Beginning this winter quarter, many students may continue to run into trouble while trying to enroll for required courses. The University Writing Program (UWP), aimed at helping students fulfill the Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR), provides a series of writing courses for first-year students-a series of writing classes which are necessary for all students to complete before graduating.… Post the First Comment

A number of protestors have been arrested after refusing to quiet down at this morning's Regents meeting. According to the Los Angeles Times, eight protestors in total were arrested, though the figure has not been confirmed by any other sources. The meeting was called into recess after demonstrators in the room began to chant after the arrests.… Post the First Comment

The Regents approved a 32 percent fee increase amidst protests late this morning at the meeting at UCLA. The only Regent to vote against the increase was Student Regent Jesse Bernal.… 4 Comments

On Nov. 9, at a conference on global health in San Francisco, it was announced that UC Riverside will partner with UC Davis to begin a program for graduate students that focuses on global health education and research. The program is titled "One Health" and will focus on health, water, animals, food and society.… Post the First Comment

The current budget crisis, which affects the whole of the UC system, has also affected the libraries, with a 9 percent decrease in the current budget for the UCR libraries, resulting in $1.179 million being taken out from the libraries' current budget. According to university librarian Dr.… 1 Comment

The UC Commission on the Future, which was created in July with the charge to come up with a "new vision" for the UC amidst monumental budget challenges, convened for the second time Thursday to hear various suggestions about reshaping UC's funding, size and structure.…

* UC Berkeley-Campus sports will be facing major setbacks after the Academic Senate voted to cease funding to the Department of Intercollegiate Sports. In 2008 to 2009, total revenues were $58 to 59 million while expenses hovered at $64.9 million. The university provided $7.… Post the First Comment

Facing a financial shortfall totaling to nearly $564 million, the California State University program has decided to reduce student enrollment by 40,000 over the next couple of years. Mirroring similar arguments presented to justify raising student fees by the UC system, CSU Chancellor Charles B.… 1 Comment

The ASUCR Senate convened last Thursday, Nov. 12. for its weekly meeting. Last Thursday's ASUCR meeting began with a presentation by Sustainable UCR representative Andres Cuervo. Cuervo showed a video explaining the importance of green technology on campus, and how a four year $2.… Post the First Comment

According to a press release from the University of California Office of the President, Mark Yudof, President of the University of California, plans to ask the state for $913 million increase in funding for the 2010 to 2011 fiscal year. "Speaking with one voice in Sacramento, we will let our legislators know how vital the university is to California, and why it demands their support," Yudof said in the release.… Post the First Comment