UCLA should make research more accessible for its undergraduates

UCLA is a world class research university that receives hundreds of millions in research funding every year. You can imagine the irony when students realize they still can’t find research positions here. Participating in undergraduate research is critical and allows students to develop important laboratory skills. Many South Campus majors like microbiology, immunology and molecular […]

Standardized test scores are a necessary assessment to equalize UC admissions

Each year, tens of thousands of students from thousands of schools across the globe vie for the chance to call themselves Bruins. One of the few things unifying that massively varied applicant pool: sitting at a desk and taking the SAT – or the ACT, if that’s your cup of tea. Standardized test scores are […]

UC chancellors’ decision to thwart academic boycotts protects free speech

In December, the University of California’s 10 chancellors all made a decision to promote and preserve intellectual pursuit over a political agenda. It was the right one. Numerous institutions launched an academic boycott of Israel in April 2004 following rising tensions in the Israel-Palestine border conflict. The demonstration was part of the larger Boycott, Divestment, […]

UCLA’s inadequate career counseling fails to prepare job-hunting Bruins

UCLA objectively trumps many universities in most regards – but there are some things that we can learn from other schools. Providing good career services, for example. UCLA emphasizes providing students with a top-notch education. However, classes generally focus on subject matter mastery, rather than preparing students for their intended career paths. While this greatly […]

Dashew Center fails to provide adequate, efficient support for international students

The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars is supposed to be a haven for international students as they navigate a new country and culture, miles away from their friends, family and home. Ironically, the center is perhaps the campus organization that most makes international students feel unwelcome and ostracized. The Dashew Center is responsible […]

Unconventionality of 2018 Bruin Bash lineup supported sociopolitical discussion

Bruin Bash and sensitive sociopolitical topics typically don’t go together. This year they did – and tickets still sold faster than Bird scooters flying down Bruin Walk. Bruin Bash is an annual concert organized by the Campus Events Commission and the Cultural Affairs Commission, and is part of True Bruin Welcome week. While all students […]

Avvalzameer Bhatia: UCLA should offer vacant air conditioned rooms to summer school students

Picture this: it’s nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit and you’re trudging down Bruin Plaza, hoping for some shade. You manage to get up Bruin Walk without melting into a pile of jelly and then suffer all the way up Hedrick Summit, hoping to escape the heat by getting into your dorm after an exhausting day of […]