The price of a student-section ticket to football games increased 260 percent from last year, and it’s not because demand for tickets was too great.
Author Archives: Asad Ramzanali
UCLA’s Anderson School of Management to present self-sufficiency proposal that could improve its future
After three-quarters of a century of state support, the UCLA Anderson School of Management has decided it is time to wean from the budget of the state and become financially independent.
Quarter system better for students and faculty
It has always been odd to start school a month later than friends who attend semester-system schools.
And the reason we do this, the nontraditional quarter system, has been a topic of debate since it was instituted in the late 1960s.
The last time UCLA seriously considered switching back to the semester system was 2002, and it will inevitably be brought up again.
Less than 15 percent of schools have the quarter system, according to Judith Smith, vice provost for undergraduate education.
And the disadvantages of this system are clear.
Exam bank tests campus collaboration
There is a place on campus that many Bruins have never heard of, yet it gets busy enough to have a line of 40 students for its services during midterms and finals weeks.
A description of this place, the test bank in the Student Activities Center, almost sounds fictional.
LGBT acceptance a good goal for UCLA
UCLA is one of the most gay-friendly campuses in the nation, according to Campus Pride, a nonprofit student support group.
Online degrees would ruin the UC
The value of the UC degree we are all pursuing will be drastically decreased if the UC Board of Regents decides to go through with a proposal to create a program to offer a UC bachelor’s degree completely online.
UCLA should partner with Bruinwalk.com to build a helpful student community around online evaluations
It took seven years to happen, but it was recently announced that UCLA will finally move to electronic professor evaluations this coming fall. This is great news, as it will save class time and wasted paper, allow professors to receive feedback more quickly, and save resources for the Office of Instructional Development.