Graduating from college typically means walking away with a degree and a diploma, but at this point it could mean walking away with a sexually transmitted infection as well. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people between the ages of 15 and 24 years old account for half of the almost 20 […]
Author Archives: Zoey Freedman
Zoey Freedman: CALPIRG campaigning fuels annoyance, not change
Bright orange stickers and people with clipboards serve as a warning sign for UCLA students to steer clear – unless they want to be pressured into pledging California Public Interest Research Group. CALPIRG Students, a consumer advocacy group that is a branch of CALPIRG, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help college students […]
Zoey Freedman: Steep ticketing meant to protect students walking in dismount zones
Bruin Walk has become less of a walk and more of a traffic lane with the current number of bicyclists and skateboarders. University police started handing out $200 tickets to people riding their bicycles, scooters and skateboards in the designated dismount zone, which lies between the De Neve crosswalk and the stairs of Kerckhoff Hall. […]
Zoey Freedman: New LAUSD superintendent should simplify college application process
Los Angeles’s public school system may finally be getting the attention it needs – even if it is stemming from negative events. Los Angeles Unified School District’s Superintendent John Deasy resigned on Oct. 16 after almost four years in the position. Although Deasy made great strides in increasing attendance and graduation rates by reducing the […]
Zoey Freedman: Student funding by SOOF too difficult to access
Shortage of funding and financial resources is a common – and touchy – subject at UCLA. For the second year in a row, student groups will be receiving reduced allocations from the Undergraduate Students Association Council Student Organizations Operational Fund, commonly known as SOOF. SOOF provides funding for retreats, T-shirts, advertising and supplies, among other […]
Zoey Freedman: Proposed soda tax an ineffective solution
If Proposition E and Measure D – which would add a tax to sweetened beverages – pass, living in some parts of California will not be as sweet. Both San Francisco and Berkeley will have measures on their ballots this fall proposing to add a tax of 2 cents and 1 cent per ounce, respectively, […]
Zoey Freedman: Common books with contemporary themes could help students connect
UCLA’s incoming students are bombarded with traditions from they moment arrive on campus: among them, the legendary campus tours and the historic crosstown rivalry that serve to bond students together and give them something in common to share. Another of these traditions is introducing and distributing the Common Book, the book picked by UCLA for […]