By the end of today, millions of Americans will have filed their taxes, and most of them will not be paying much more than they have in the last few years. The tax cuts of the Bush administration make this tax season relatively pleasant, especially for people with high incomes. But at the same time, […]
Author Archives: Alexander Starre
Snap judgments only take you so far
You’ve just started to read this column. In about two seconds you made the decision that this piece of writing might be worth spending the next five minutes on. Believe it or not, somebody actually wrote a book about these two seconds. I stumbled upon this book ““ it’s called “Blink” ““ while killing time […]
Student-run clothing line offers social message
The first pages that fourth-year student Joshua To sees when he flips open his school binder are lists of customers, stores and events. Besides working on a double major in design and communication studies at UCLA, To runs the clothing company Resonance with three other students. About 30 mostly local retailers sell Resonance attire already, […]
Volunteers, international students connect
Cha-Lin Liu, a Taiwanese international student, is still amazed by the vibrancy of UCLA when she walks across campus. “Every day when I pass Bruin Walk there are so many people,” the 30-year-old doctorate student says. “It’s full of vitality.” To get involved in the lively UCLA community, Liu and many other foreign students take […]