<p>The following are highlights from a newspaper article regarding cutbacks in the UC system and the UCLA website:</p>
<p>Due to budget problems changes have already taken place at UCLA. In the last three years class size has increased by 20%. The university expects a multimillion dollar shortfall which is still yet to be determined. Numbers have been estimated from 13 million to 31 million. </p>
<p>The courses available to students have been cut. Eliminated have been 165 courses. UCLA has reduced faculty and staff hiring, cut spending on equipment, travel and contracts. Also, data centers and communication networks have been consolidated. Faculty members have been asked to take unpaid furloughs. Faculty recruitment has been lowered. </p>
<p>This is a quote from the UCLA website: “The campus is overenrolled.”</p>
<p>Tuition and fee increases are $1,170 this year and $1,344 next year.</p>
<p>Other cutbacks mentioned were: reducing general fund support by 50% for research centers and 40% for teaching services. Student services are expected to be cut by 10%. Housing and parking fees are expected to increase by 40%. Other programs and capital projects are to be cut by 5 million.</p>
<p>A key cut which was mentioned will affect students across the board. The average class size will be about 60 per class.</p>
<p>This is anecdotal, but many students are concerned about the difficulty of taking necessary classes to graduate in four years. Students remark it takes five years to graduate due to lack of spots in required classes.</p>