debt

Student debt is a chain around students’ necks, but the rock dragging that chain down is the economic stagnation we face.

Although Intercollegiate Athletics, or IA, lacks a demonstrated means to repay, the UC regents have approved a financial plan as shaky as the ground under the stadium. 

Berkeley consistently pursues policies that favor the white and wealthy, even as these policies lose the city money and cause untold human suffering.

The Pac-12 conference and its commissioner Larry Scott, whose power structure Christ recently became a part of, have come under fire for financial and scheduling decisions that have divided those within Scott’s circle.

Facing an anticipated budget shortfall of $16 million in Cal Athletics, former chancellor Nicholas Dirks authorized spending up to $20 million to close its deficit for fiscal year 2017.

It’s undoubtedly a turbulent time to be a student at UC Berkeley. It seems like the only thing more unbalanced than the planned “Free Speech Week” is our budget.

“All you do is mooch off of your parents, watch TV and post pictures of yourselves frolicking instead of working! Back in my day … ”

Kabam, Inc. has recently pulled out of its naming rights partnership with Cal Athletics, meaning the flashy name will no longer be featured on the field at Cal football’s Memorial Stadium.