Aspiring entrepreneurs beware: Don’t bother coming to UCLA as an undergraduate if you want a business degree. UCLA boasts a world-renowned business and management school and recently secured the title of “No. 1 public university.” But despite what these accolades might suggest, UCLA doesn’t offer a business major. The only semblance of an undergraduate education […]
Author Archives: Jacqueline Alvarez
Throwback Thursday: Westwood and UCLA have always debated over housing in the Village
Last week, Bruins voiced their support for a project to increase student housing last week at a Westwood public hearing. The proposed project would add 6,900 beds to five different sites throughout Westwood to meet the demands of student enrollment and extend housing guarantees for undergraduates. Westwood residents and property owners, on the other hand, […]
Jacqueline Alvarez: ASUCLA Bookstore needs improved textbook rental system
The United States textbook industry is worth a whopping $14 billion. And Bruins can count on UCLA’s textbook store to contribute to that amount. On average, UCLA students spend more than $1,000 each school year for textbooks and other course materials. This amount may seem like a drop in the bucket of total student expenses, […]
Jacqueline Alvarez: UCLA must provide lecturers with same pay, same benefits as professors
The University of California is known to provide a world-class education to its students. Its lecturers, however, get little in return for holding up the university system’s awe-inspiring reputation. Lecturers, or temporary instructors, have been thrown around by the UC for quite some time. They are usually hired to teach one course per quarter, and […]
Throwback Thursday: The hazy story of Bruin Libertarians’ marijuana-smoking event ‘Hemp Fest’
Twenty years ago, a cloud of marijuana smoke lingered above the steps of Kerckhoff Hall as students enjoyed the warm sunlight and shared an abundance of pot. The occasion: Bruin Libertarians was sponsoring a smoking event called “Hemp Fest” for weed enthusiasts on campus. On April 23, 1997, the Daily Bruin, which was still in […]
Jacqueline Alvarez: Housing-first approach must be prioritized for homeless in Westwood
Tony Perez has been living inside his cramped Chevy Cruz for almost 2 years. The fourth-year psychology student became homeless in the fall of 2015 when he was unable to obtain student loans, making him incapable of paying UCLA Housing’s hefty room and boarding bill. Perez is the main provider for his family. He works […]
Jacqueline Alvarez: Gentrification of LA detrimental to lower-income population
Stadiums, art museums, high-end restaurants, luxurious condos – the telltale signs of gentrification. Gentrification begins when wealthy individuals – gentrifiers – move into low-income neighborhoods and begin to invest in those areas for profit. The increased property values result in higher rent prices, which in turn force poorer residents out of the neighborhood. It’s become […]