In response to “Movie Review: Bad Milo!” by Aalhad Pankatar in A&E; on Oct. 2, I am dismayed that the Daily Bruin recently recommended a film about a demon living in an anal cavity. Sadly, in its inexorable effort to promote diversity, UCLA has flung the door wide open to perversity. In my view, the […]
Author Archives: Eitan Arom
Speaks out: Freshman year
We asked incoming freshmen what they were most excited for– or most nervous about– coming into UCLA. Here’s what they said.
Long Story Short – July 8, 2013
Long Story Short returns with hosts Eitan Arom and Meral Arik. This week, we introduce our summer coffee shop series with a review of Westwood’s Espresso Profeta. Then, math professor William Conley, BruinWalk.com’s overall best rated professor, joins us in the studio to discuss his teaching style and how he interacts with students. We also […]
Eitan Arom: UCLA professor plays long game for prize
This article was updated on May 28 at 5:40 p.m. A picture of Lloyd Shapley has hung in the outdoor lobby of Bunche Hall since he won the Nobel Prize this past fall. Peering out from under the grandiose caption “Master of the Game,” Shapley is the visage of a pensive genius: bushy hair sticking […]
Eitan Arom: Law school admissions reductions uncalled for
A recession that dings job prospects for highly educated professionals hits close to home for UCLA students, many of whom are preparing for legal, business or medical careers. In the legal market particularly, there seems to be a frightening surplus of available labor. Almost 50 percent of new law graduates nationally are unable to find […]
Eitan Arom: Student loan repayment plans should be based on income, individual ability
In the budget proposal he released earlier this month, President Barack Obama suggested the interest rates on student loans be tied to the rate at which the government borrows from private lenders.
Eitan Arom: Data needed to ensure rebenching matches reality
Under the new University of California funding scheme set to be phased in over the next six years, the idea that all undergraduates should be equally funded is integral. But it misses a central truth: that all undergraduates are, in fact, not created equal.