Natalie Delgadillo: Lab closure would contradict UCLA’s commitment to research

Effective June 7, the California Social Science Experimental Laboratory, or CASSEL, will close its doors, potentially driving researchers and graduate students to universities that provide them the resources they need to do their research. Since its inception in 2000, the lab has conducted more than 2,500 experiments with more than 100 publications in top academic […]

Natalie Delgadillo: Bruin Diversity Initiative loosely connected to actual campus diversity

The Bruin Diversity Initiative proposes a $9.93 fee increase per quarter to fund various campus entities and student organizations, all supposedly bound by the ideal of diversity. Considering the size of the increase, which will total slightly less than $40 per year, the composition of the initiative should be examined closely. While some of the […]

Mock constitutional convention serves as final exam for political science class

An American flag, draped over a gold-colored pole, stood in front of a conference room in the UCLA Career Center. Posters bearing phrases from the preamble of the United States Constitution lined the room’s walls. The decor was part of a mock constitutional convention hosted last week as the final exam for Political Science 149: […]