Archive for April 27th, 2009
ASUCI Elections: No Change Means More of the Same
In the past, many ASUCI proposals seem to have been tailor-made to benefit only specific groups, but this year ASUCI made huge strides with its UC Irvine Stimulus Package Referendum proposal. The referendum was amazingly inclusive, offering to financially assist groups ranging from multicultural programs to the Greek system to student media. Yet, ask any of your fellow Anteaters if the proposal passed and the most honest answer they will be able to give you is, “I don’t know.” Likewise, the same could be said for four out of five executive positions, which are also currently undecided.
Fighting Charities Gone Wild
Orange County is home to some of the worst charities in the nation. How can a charity be bad, you ask, with wide-eyed innocence? The answer is based on the amount charities actually spend on their respective causes relative to how much funding they actually raise. The Association for Police and Sheriffs in Fullerton managed to spend only 4 percent of its funds while the Association for Fire Fighters and Paramedics in Santa Ana spends a mind-blowing 2 percent of its support on the actual cause, according to Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest evaluator of charities.
Meet the New Majority: Non-Tenured Faculty
UC Irvine generally does a great job of welcoming students. Lately, however, as I’ve followed those springtime campus tours around, I’ve noticed one thing that is wrong. Cheerful and otherwise well-prepared docents offer a problematic picture to potential Anteaters and their parents. Last week, a jolly tour guide stood under a tree and assured everybody that Academic Senate faculty members teach all classes at UCI.
Catch 22: Regulating Climate Change During a Recession
In 2007, in the decision of Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the court ordered the agency to determine whether heat-trapping gasses harmed the environment and/or public health. The agency’s findings were unanimous in determining that heat-trapping gases caused incredible harm to both the environment and to public health.
Letters to the Editor
ASUCI Executive Vice Presidential Candidate Responds; Reader Argues that Candidates Have the Wrong Focus; Past Lawsuit Renders Election Spending Caps Unlawful; AGS President Criticizes Apathy, Not Spending Caps
