Author Archives: Maia Ferdman

Politicians like to quip about making college accessible. While keeping the actual cost of tuition affordable is a worthy goal, legislators should ensure that students enter higher education with a full understanding of their financial commitments.

On the first day of my intergroup dialogue seminar last year, I sat in a circle with around 15 students that I had never met before of mixed race and heritage. Each of them surprised me. Every week, they shared their stories of family and festivity, of intolerance and of privilege. All UCLA students should […]

You wouldn’t buy a car with next year’s paycheck. In the same way, student government should not look to an undetermined pool of money like an annual surplus to fund a large-scale venture like the annual welcome-back event, Bruin Bash.

A UCLA education is in higher demand every year, but this growing popularity has begun to burden our limited resources.

Slates are a useful tool, but only until May 9 at 6 p.m. At that time, voting ends for the 2013 Undergraduate Students Association Council elections. So before the fervor of election season begins, student groups should understand that whichever slate candidates represent, the moment they become councilmembers, they are no longer “your candidate” or […]

When it comes to the Israel-Palestine conflict, it seems that time runs in a loop.