Any type of aid, no matter how small , is usually welcomed with open arms – and pockets. Unless, of course, you’re UCLA. Potential donors to the UCLA Foundation, the organization which manages and directs gifts to the university, face a one-time only fee of 6.5 percent taken from the grant. The fee provides support […]
Author Archives: Sandra Wenceslao
Sandra Wenceslao: UCLA Dining should switch to reusable straws for zero waste
Students are never really taught how to protect the future of Earth. At least not at the lunch table. But there’s an inconspicuous agent in each person’s drink, one that’s also one of the most unassuming contributors to landfills: straws. While Earth Day has passed, UCLA still has a long road ahead when it comes […]
Sandra Wenceslao: UCLA should add education major for undergraduate students
The newness of reading and counting in kindergarten brought my 5-year-old self a sense of excitement that only a classroom setting was able to bring forth. But over the years, my excitement slowly dissipated as math textbooks and never-ending novels piled up. However, higher education allowed my excitement to flare up once again. I am […]
Sandra Wenceslao: UCLA Residential Life should provide direct support for mental health
Attending UCLA is an honor because of its incredible popularity, selectivity and prestige. However, in exchange for attending such a top-notch school, students often put their mental health at risk with sleepless nights spent studying and stressing. Mental health will always be an important issue among college students because of that stress, and UCLA has […]
Sandra Wenceslao: LA proposal to ban childless adults from playgrounds unnecessary
Lying under the sun at the park always conjures up childhood nostalgia – something stressed-out college students need in larger doses. Now imagine if we weren’t able to enjoy these simple comforts. College students and other childless adults may face this reality. Mitch O’Farrell, a member of the Los Angeles City Council, has created a […]
Sandra Wenceslao: UCLA must improve facilities, resources to make student debt worth it
College decisions should get students excited about picking their new school. But sometimes money gets in the way. Nearly 100,000 people apply to UCLA each year because of its legendary academic prestige. It’s well known that students who attend UCLA will have access to some of the best faculty, resources and opportunities in the world. […]
Sandra Wenceslao: The UC should use sales and services revenue to increase worker wages
Seventy percent of University of California workers find it difficult to make ends meet with the wages currently given to them by the UC system, according to a new study from Occidental College. That needs to change. UC employees are persistently fighting for a pay raise. Various protests by UC employees have called to attention […]