Some students are speculating that Haas’ decision to toughen its policy on a mandatory summer session for its acceptees is financially motivated.

“I had heard after talking to a few professors that in comparison to other business schools, Haas sees low rates of alumni contribution,” said Victor Ho, a senior at Haas and a member of business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi. “If they make people feel like Haas is home, they may be more willing to donate after they graduate.”

Tuition costs for the summer courses are approximately $1200.

Erika Walker, the executive director of Haas’ undergraduate program, did not respond directly to this assertion in an e-mail, but wrote that the summer session helps students transition into the school by fostering class unity.

Students accepted into Haas this year argue that while class cohesion is important, the administration is dealing with this issue in the wrong way.

“There are a lot of other ways to bring people out and unite the community without forcing them to decline their summer internships,” said Christopher Lin, a sophomore choosing between Haas and an internship with Merrill Lynch.

When University of California administrators initially sought out University of Texas Chancellor Mark Yudof for the UC president’s position, many were unsure if he would accept the role.

“Someone who knew chancellor Yudof, I said ‘Should I call him?’ (and) he said, ‘You can but you’d be wasting your time,’” said UC Board of Regents Chairman Richard Blum. “I actually expected a three-minute conversation and a polite no so I put my best game face on and got through the conversation.”

Yudof was unanimously appointed by the board on Thursday for the UC president’s position, a week after he was recommended by a regents’ selection committee.

But Yudof said he was not expecting to be contacted for the UC president’s post.

“It took me a very long time to decide that I was interested in the job,” he said. “I just wasn’t looking for another job and I hadn’t sent a resume in anywhere.”

Yudof said he has not yet put in his resignation letter to the University of Texas, but is only hoping to help them in the transition to a new chancellor.

“The (University of) Texas Board of Regents has been very gracious to me and my family. I don’t want to leave them in the lurch,” he said.

In light of the national controversy over the Marine recruiting center, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart followed suit by shooting a comedic episode March 10 centered on the controversy. The episode featured shots of the campus, members of Code Pink outside of the recruiting station in downtown Berkeley and an interview between The Daily Show’s correspondent Rob Riggle and Peace and Justice Commission chair Bob Meola.

Meola said he doesn’t watch the show regularly but knew of its comedic purpose and appeal.

“I understood it was a comedy show, and I knew they’d make me a fool,” he said.

The show’s producers had contacted the city of Berkeley and from there, contacted the Peace and Justice Commission. Meola was going to be in New York at the time, so the producers decided to do his segment of the episode before heading to film in Berkeley and the campus.

Meola said his appearance may have been why Riggle decided to dress in costume as a hippie. However, he didn’t know that Riggle was a former Marine.

“They had seen what I looked like and were trying to make an archetypal, anachronistic mid-60’s hippie,” he said.

“We went over so much material, I was disappointed there wasn’t a few things I said I wished had been part of the story,” Meola said. “The level of stupidity was poorly slanted, (and) they could have allowed a more complete thought of opinion.”

The episode is located here.