UC system needs an overhaul

... but too bad it's not over the UCSD porn scandal. LATimes - A group of University of California professors is calling for an independent investigation into UC's compensation practices after reports that the university has spent millions in recent years on bonuses and other perquisites for top UC executives. About 50 faculty members at UC Berkeley and UCLA have signed a petition that was sent Monday to Gerald L. Parsky, chairman of UC's Board of Regents, and UC President Robert C. Dynes, asking for a "truly independent investigator" to examine the issue. [...] The action followed recent reports in the San Francisco Chronicle that the university has spent millions on bonuses, relocation packages and stipends for senior executives in recent years despite a funding crisis that has meant five straight years of fee increases for UC students. Well you've got to start somewhere...