When you’re trying to score your dream job, you’ll need more than a flashy college degree. The work experience and knowledge acquired throughout college are equally, if not more, important than the degree itself. Most students think that just because they got into one of the best universities in the country, they will automatically score […]
Author Archives: Sandra Wenceslao
The KiguRoom looks to snuggle into gap in onesie market
Aziz Abadsafian opened the trunk of his girlfriend’s car to find a piece of green clothing. When he pulled it out, he realized it was a large frog onesie. “She was embarrassed and said it was nothing,” he said with a laugh. “(I said) can you put this on right now?!” That moment motivated the […]
Sandra Wenceslao: Music shows should employ help centers for audience mental safety
Most people expect a free-flowing environment and a couple hours reprieve at a concert. However, in the case of Darshika Kumar, a second-year psychobiology student, her experience was far from the easy-going reprieve she was expecting. At a Black Veil Brides show at The Warfield venue in San Francisco, an intoxicated audience member threatened her […]
Sandra Wenceslao: Course on LGBT issues for new students vital in light of recent events
Gender-inclusive restrooms should be an unquestionable right, not a topic of debate. Recently, there has been an ongoing debate on gender-inclusive restrooms instigated by a North Carolina bill that forces people to use the restroom corresponding to their biological sex, regardless of their gender identity. While the majority of the debate over this bill is […]
Wenceslao: UC-Mexico Initiative needs internal funding from programs, fundraising
UCLA’s outreach is not just limited to the bounds of Westwood, Los Angeles, or even California. In fact, programs such as the UC-Mexico Initiative have ensured its influence is international. The UC-Mexico Initiative is the University of California system’s way of encompassing campuswide activities directly involving Mexico, said Veronique Rorive, assistant director of the UC-Mexico […]
Sandra Wenceslao: Raising the minimum wage allows the government to avoid real problems
If you increase minimum wage then you’re out of business. On March 31, 2016, the state Senate passed a bill that will increase California’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed Monday. Even though the $5 increase from the current California minimum wage of $10 will occur over time, […]
Sandra Wenceslao: Instructor evaluations need revision to avoid biased, unclear feedback
Take out your pens or laptops; it’s time for students to relieve themselves of the pains they’ve endured all quarter long. Towards the end of the quarter, the Evaluation of Instruction Program gives students a survey that asks them to share their experience of a course. Two sections within the survey ask students to rate […]