It’s 2005. Do you know where your life is? Yes, I do. It’s right here, sitting on this couch, not going to the Hammer Museum, a UCLA Live event or even a women’s gymnastics meet. But lucky for me (and you), UCLA has launched a new media campaign ““ UCLA Happenings ““ to inform students […]
Author Archives: Daniel Miller
Find your romance on Craigslist
It’s Valentine’s Day, and it’s a safe bet the “missed connections” message boards on Craigslist.org are packed. Craigslist, the now ubiquitous Web site that hosts online communities in cities across America so people can buy, sell, or trade couches, vintage lunch boxes, et al, also allows people to seek out strangers with whom they have […]
Loss of name signals loss of history
For current UCLA students, Kinsey Hall barely exists ““ the building has been shuttered in recent months as repairs and renovations are made to the 76-year-old structure. But when the building reopens next year, Kinsey Hall won’t exist at all. That’s because UCLA has decided to rename the structure the Humanities Building. A placard attached […]
U Dog enhances sense of community
For years, UCLA has been on the verge of greatness. A world-class academic institution, the school offers a superior program for undergraduates and cutting-edge research facilities. The school is also set in a vibrant, diverse and sun-drenched city. Yet, one rarely hears UCLA mentioned by the world’s great scholars when the finest universities are being […]
UCLA must pave way for alternative fuel vehicles
Every few months I spot the same white Toyota Prius tooling around Los Angeles. The Prius hybrid model is already ubiquitous in a city populated by denizens who love to feel good about themselves, but this particular Prius is easy to spot. The car’s owner has festooned its aerodynamic body with stickers proclaiming the car’s […]
Students trivialize class reviews
It’s the last day of class, there are five minutes left, and your professor just passed out class evaluations. Your sweetie is waiting for you at Rubio’s, and you are really craving some fish tacos. So you scribble in the bubbles on the front of the form, flip it over, scrawl “Get a new hairpiece,” […]
Difficult for test-takers to fake learning disabilities
It’s a clandestine rumor that is whispered in the stacks of Powell Library or passed around the table at a study session in Covel Commons. “My friend Juana knows this guy who pretended he had ADHD, and he got 60 extra hours to take the MCAT. He got into Harvard Medical School because of it […]