Maia Ferdman: Public debates distract from progress on Israeli-Palestinian issue

Israeli and Palestinian advocates on campus are not camera shy. Much of the conversation about the conflict at UCLA manifests in a very public manner. Each year, the Daily Bruin receives numerous submissions from active students, each followed by a flurry of online comments. Another yearly phenomenon is the emergence of student government resolutions addressing […]

Maia Ferdman: UCLA must include ethics in science curriculum

New professions in the hard sciences are developing every day. Modern technologies and research methods create both excitement and controversy – stem cell research, animal testing and human genetic engineering are only some of the contentious topics students may have to face upon entering the job market. Students enrolled in science and technology programs at […]

Maia Ferdman: Humanities majors’ post-grad fears are unwarranted

As a global studies student with an English minor, I shudder at my prospects after graduation. Friends, family and even people I’ve just met ask me how I am going to turn my degree into something useful – in other words, how I am going to make money. A fair question, to be sure. Humanities […]