Everyone hates a referee who makes unfair calls. The only thing worse is a ref who doesn’t make any calls. Welcome to Club Sports at UCLA. The UCLA Competitive Sports program consists of both Club and Intramural Sports. Club Sports consists of 55 different teams – including sailing, Quidditch, archery and rugby – with 2,500 […]
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UCLA’s Zero Waste initiative may be too poorly executed to realize its goal on time
UCLA is determined not to waste anything – especially time. The university has set the ambitious goal of having zero waste to landfills by 2020, and is banking on its students and faculty to help contribute. The effort is part of a broader campaign by the University of California for each campus to generate less […]
Standardized testing fails to reflect holistic achievement of college applicants
Applying to attend the country’s No. 1 public university doesn’t just mean being a student. Sometimes, it also entails beating a system meant to work against you. The phrase of the day is standardized tests. Standardized tests like the SAT are required of students all over the world hoping to be admitted to the University […]
The Hill must break endless cycle of broken washers and inefficient dryers
It’s the iconic Hill experience: You put off laundry for weeks and muster up the initiative to lug a hamper full of clothes down four flights to an available washing machine. You come back 45 minutes later and frantically transfer the wet clothes to an open dryer. You swipe your BruinCard a second time and […]
USAC’s declining textbook scholarships leave students with empty pockets
What was meant to help students pay for textbooks has now turned into something that barely helps students buy a third of one. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Financial Supports Commission is offering 40 scholarships worth $50 each for this quarter. The scholarships began in 2008 as a way to help students pay for textbooks, […]
Financial aid office lacks consistency when it comes to helping students
When you have to handle financial aid for more than 45,000 students, something is bound to go wrong. For proof of that, look to UCLA’s financial aid office – a demonstration that you can’t trust anyone. UCLA’s financial aid office shows how bureaucracy can hinder an organization’s mission. Instead of helping students navigate the difficult […]
Care Extender Program gives pre-med students experience working in hospitals
A volunteer organization on campus aims to help students gain firsthand experience in the medical field. The UCLA Care Extender Program is located at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, and consists of over 1,000 volunteers in about 50 departments. The program is made up of students from schools across […]