Before children start walking, talking or are even potty trained, parents begin teaching them the difference between right and wrong. You can hardly blame them ““ good judgment is a skill necessary not only for proper development but for survival. As the years pass, the guidance evolves but still remains. As Phillip Morris has reminded […]
Author Archives: Brett Noble
[ORIENTATION]: University education isn’t limited to classroom
When I arrived at UCLA, I had never envisioned that I’d find myself stranded in South Central on a cold November night, with no cell phone, money or way of getting home. URSA assigned me a bad registration time one Friday night, ruining the plans I’d made to go to a movie opening. (As you’ll […]
Bruins beware: Bogus business on the prowl
When a well-dressed man carrying a leather briefcase took the stage last quarter in first-year undeclared student Amanda York’s Astronomy 3 lecture, she couldn’t help but listen. “He told (students in) the class that they could make $5,000 this summer with a paid internship as district managers for a large corporation,” York said. Along with […]
Chancellor’s office hour won’t cut it
Students knew they weren’t going to any regular office hour when they showed up Tuesday on the second floor of Murphy Hall. Like he does every quarter, Chancellor Albert Carnesale held student office hours, where any student could come discuss grievances, requests, aspirations or other issues. Carnesale’s decision to hold office hours is a nice […]