No one understands the housing crisis in California better than Angelenos looking for reasonable rent. Californians are constantly on the lookout for a better solution and state Sen. Scott Wiener thinks he’s found it in Senate Bill 827. The bill would place a check on local regulatory powers on specific housing “hot spots” in transit-rich […]
Author Archives: Clea Wurster
Clea Wurster: Current transportation services for students with disabilities are lacking
UCLA’s Center for Accessible Education is hardly accessible to the students who need to use its services. Students who have difficulty traversing campus on foot because of disabilities or injuries that are temporary or long-term can use a van provided by CAE to get from the Hill to academic buildings. However, the center only operates […]
Angel City Chorale brings diversity and uniqueness to Christmas carols
The Angel City Chorale is ringing in the holiday season this weekend with tunes like “Hannukah Lullaby” and “Gloria in Excelsis.” The Angel City Chorale, a Los Angeles-based choir, is performing its annual holiday show at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Koreatown until Sunday night. This year’s performance, “A New Home for the Holidays,“ features […]
Clea Wurster: Title IX advisory board must educate, provide student platform
Title IX policies, which prohibit sex or gender discrimination in federally funded educational programs, are incredibly important on college campuses. But ask any student on Bruin Walk how these policies are written – or even where UCLA’s Title IX Office is – and chances are you’ll get little more than a blank stare and maybe […]
Clea Wurster: Education department must focus on social justice curriculum
What are the effects of the White House administration’s childish antics? Potentially, more childish antics. John Rogers, the faculty director of Center X at UCLA, which offers a primary school teacher training program, and director of UCLA’s Institute for Democracy, Education and Access, conducted a recent study showing a link between President Donald Trump’s term […]
Alumna shines in Tony Award nominee ‘Bright Star’
Kelly Baker was too afraid to sing “Happy Birthday” to casting directors in elementary school. But now, she sings with the cast of a Tony Award-nominated musical. The UCLA alumna joined the cast of “Bright Star,” written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, which will run at the Ahmanson Theatre in downtown LA until Nov. […]
Clea Wurster: Sexual violence survivors share stories, promote discussion through #MeToo
Women are no strangers to sexual harassment. Women constantly dodge unwanted advances, touches and catcalls, often without ever confronting the men harassing them – and that harassment almost feels normal for many women. But two weeks ago, actress Alyssa Milano called on survivors of sexual harassment and assault to share their stories through the hashtag […]