Prospective UCLA students can read in large blue letters on the institution’s website: “We’re decidedly different.” When UCLA brands its name to these prospective students as a progressive environment, it may be true of UCLA’s student population, but not the faculty. The description goes on to list names of UCLA’s most notable contributors, like “the […]
Author Archives: Jasmine Aquino
Jasmine Aquino: Student protests vital for starting abortion-rights conversation
Wearing an all-white outfit, except for the red paint from her crotch down to the sides of her thighs, she hands out brochures that read, “A fetus is not a baby.” Olive Reyes, a third-year English student and co-chairperson of the Revolution Club at UCLA, has brandished these pants last week and this week in […]
Jasmine Aquino: UCLA Housing should create student committee for input on its projects
The Hill seems to have it all: a newly renovated Saxon Suites beaming with high-quality glazed windows and an expensive barbecue area, a new 14,000-square-foot Bruin Fitness Center that features an extravagant design and all new equipment for undergraduate students, and even free HBO. And next year, the Hill will gloat a refurbished Hedrick Study, […]
Jasmine Aquino: UCLA Residential Life should implement student wellness position
Tall and bright on the front entrance of the Wooden Center stands a flag that reads: UCLA is a healthy campus. While the UCLA campus also includes the Hill, it doesn’t feel that way when it comes to student health. There seems to be a fixation on campus services as opposed to treating the thousands […]
Franz Hall flooded by first-floor toilet
A toilet in the women’s first-floor restroom in Franz Hall flooded the building’s main hallway, offices and classrooms. The toilet started leaking at about 12:30 p.m., and water poured into the hallway for an hour before facilities management was able to stop and repair the damage. “Someone (may have) kicked the flush handle, causing it […]
Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center undergoes fine-tuning
People grabbing a snack in the Music Café while visiting the newly constructed Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center can hear snippets of music from the students practicing in the ensemble rehearsal space next door. The two-building facility includes a one-story modern recording studio and a three-story building that houses offices, classrooms, a rehearsal studio, […]
Bruins forge strong bond through Mentorship Program at UCLA
The pizza’s mozzarella melted onto his plate and a smile brightened his face as Gildardo Fonseca thought of a word to describe his student mentor, who was sitting next to him. “When I think of my mentor, I think of cheese. He’s always cracking cheesy jokes,” Fonseca said, laughing and taking a bite of the […]