The public debt has ballooned to over $11 trillion, or $38,000 per person, and shows no signs of coming down.
Author Archives: Geoffrey Wright
College party scene is crippled by alcoholism
Whether you party hard or hardly at all, the sight of a blacked-out college student in the midst of a drinking binge is so familiar within the Greek system that it hardly seems strange at all.
Selfish performers can take away from the cause
In its seven-year history here at UCLA, Dance Marathon has managed to raise over $1 million for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, including $362,000 this year alone.
Bruins deserve more seats in The Den
The great thing about college basketball, the thing that sets it apart from all other levels of play, is the passion of the students who will camp out for weeks to represent their university.
On-campus meal plans inconvenience students
As any student who has lived in the dorms can contend, UCLA’s dining services offer a wide range of quality food at locations that are easily accessible from anywhere on the Hill. Go dine at other UC’s and state schools and you can see just how good us Bruins have it.
California should consider marijuana legalization
Hardly a state election goes by without some proposition on the ballot advocating reform of California’s current marijuana laws.