With enrollment increasing over the next five years, students at the University of California are about to learn, painfully, that hindsight really is 20-20. Recently, UC Merced received full approval from the UC Regents to nearly double the campus’ capacity by 2020. The budget for the Merced 2020 Project in the action item submitted to […]
Author Archives: Casey Kovarik
Casey Kovarik: UC does not have adequate resources to enroll extra 10,000 students
Janet Napolitano’s plan to enroll an additional 10,000 students at the University of California would expand opportunities for thousands of California residents, but shrink the prospects of those at the school already. For the past few years, the number of applications the University of California receives annually has steadily increased. To meet this growing demand, […]
Casey Kovarik: UCLA’s Depression Grand Challenge should focus more on aiding students
I guess we should have known; they call it a “research institution,” not a “student institution.” Recently, UCLA has launched a number of “Grand Challenge” projects designed to face some of the largest, most pressing problems of our time. One of these, the Depression Grand Challenge, aims to find the root causes of depression and […]
Casey Kovarik: Exemption on high-capacity ammunition magazine ban poses safety risk
Los Angeles has joined the conversation on gun control. In late July, a ban on firearm magazines with capacity for 10 or more rounds of ammunition was enacted in the city. The ban exempted current officers, but a frustrated Los Angeles Police Protective League, which advocates for the police force, chose to challenge this ban […]
One-on-one career center appointments should be used more efficiently
Falling behind in classes is a theme in the quarter system. Falling behind on a job search is just another casualty of the cramped time period. The UCLA Career Center offers many opportunities such as hire fairs, information sessions and workshops for students to network and prepare for their postgraduate careers as well as gain […]
Casey Kovarik: LA should utilize UCLA’s resources to improve environmental standards
When compared to the city in which it resides, UCLA is a heaven for environmentally friendly construction. But with a little bit of collaboration we can use the knowledge from one of the best research universities in the world to help improve its community as well. Researchers from the California Center for Sustainable Communities at […]
Casey Kovarik: Greek life should not be blamed for greater social problems
The Greek system – commonly seen as dangerous by many not within it – has become the college version of the chicken or the egg riddle: Is it the system that causes its problems, or those within it? Those who view the system as dangerous draw on statistics that say that fraternity members are three […]