Pop images and name brands follow us everywhere we go. UCLA students use clothing and corporate logos instead of more substantial qualities to create their identities. Others use material possessions to gain attention, reassurance and the feeling of being in the “in crowd.” And this makes our campus a place where style overshadows substance and […]
Author Archives: Colleen Yorke
War with Iraq a waste of resources, lives
If UCLA students, faculty, staff and alumni aren’t worried about the danger of a potential war in Iraq, then they certainly should be. The official administration line on the war is that America must combat evil and the threat of terrorism. In the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, Iraq is a thorn in Bush’s side. […]
Stretch your learning
Welcome to 2003. UCLA has changed. The freshmen class of 2004 can look forward to things like excessive tuition fees, the upgrade of bills to e-bills, the withdrawal of plans to complete the children’s hospital this year, the construction zones around Royce Hall that appear to grow larger every day, the “space-design” contests UCLA seems to […]
Creative parking doesn’t count in L.A.
All roads lead to Westwood ““ but none offer traveler’s parking. Westwood is a maze of streets, corners, meters and parking booths turning and twisting to infinitum. I moved here from Germany 4 1/2 years ago ““ compared to the United States, it is a small country, but it squeezes more than 80 million people […]
Knowledge of others’ traditions beneficial to all
In our multicultural world, international links are established through travel, economy and politics. However, we at UCLA do not necessarily have to go on the road to make these connections; we ourselves make up a colorful, vivacious quilt. Look around you. Eavesdrop on conversations. You will be fascinated to learn from those who have left […]