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Cash-Strapped UCs Paid $2 Million for Brand Name Bottled Water

April 19th, 2010
water-bottle-uc-millions.jpg Image via Arrowhead The fact that the University of California system is facing severe budget shortfalls is news to exactly no one--the increased tuition rates and widespread faculty layoffs have sparked controversy and student protest. But what may indeed be news to some is that despite facing a $637 million shortfall, the UC system still managed to pay $2 million dollars to pay for brand name bottled water at just two campuses--even while 2,000 faculty members lost their jobs. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger


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