The university is changing, and public sentiment seems to agree: It’s beginning to look a lot like a business. If revenue generation is replacing knowledge expansion as an end goal, it’s time students take it upon themselves to develop their critical thinking skills.
Author Archives: Itak Moradi
Preserving Sage Hill
An archery range and a clubhouse on the Hill? Sounds cool enough.
ASUCLA should grant USAC request but better money management necessary
Recent clamor about the Undergraduate Student Council’s lack of funds for the remaining school year makes me realize I should better understand the annual $121.38 Undergraduate Students Association Fee I pay.
In the know: Republican presidential candidates
The presidential campaigns for 2012 continue with their characteristic ad hominem advertisements, fumbling debates and attacks against the incumbent, and it’s time we take a closer look at who may be our next head honcho.
_UCLA will need a fresh approach to science and math courses to increase student interest in those fields_
Not to betray my North Campus alliances, but I find science to be of utmost importance in current times.
_America has a strong global presence but we need to take actions to live up to our reputation abroad_
America. What comes to mind? Democracy, or colonizers of the world? Freedom, or the global prison capital?
Columnists debate legitimacy of mandatory drug tests at Missouri college
Nov. 7, 2011 “”mdash; A Missouri college required students to complete drug tests for their own safety. This program is currently on hold because it may have been in violation of students’ Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure. Opinion columnists Rohan Viswanathan and Itak Moradi debate their views on the legitimacy of this measure.
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