There isn’t an inkling of doubt that, during our first year at UCLA, our lives are a time of colossal transitioning ““ academic adjustment subsumed. To mitigate the accompanying stress with such an adaptation, a student’s ”“ whether a freshman admit or a transfer ““ first year grades at UCLA should be radically modified.
Author Archives: Jessica Lee
Perfection: the paralyzing paradox
Perfection. How many of us strive to attain this attribute? How many of us wish to be flawless?
College admissions system stifles creativity, limits academic freedom
The case of UCLA’s increasingly competitive admissions is hardly a secret. While the rising average GPA and SAT score of the incoming freshman classes impresses many current students, I am apprehensive.
Bullies should not be glorified
“Mean Girls”; the movie that commanded incredible popularity in 2004. The movie was so loved that, in fact, Feb. 25, 2010 was National “Mean Girls” Status Day on Facebook. The fact that a movie that portrays bullying, backstabbing and aggressive behavior to be trendy among the social elite is alarming.
Life after Olympic dreams
People with many different stories build the Bruin community.
Haiti would benefit from more developmental aid
After an earthquake devastated Haiti, the world swelled with empathy.
Students should shape faculty praise
UCLA needs to strengthen student authority by furnishing professors with greater salaries and benefits for top student evaluations, all sponsored with a boost in student fees.