Category Archives: Opinion

Editorial: UC African American admissions pale in comparison to national population percentage

A more diverse freshman class doesn’t necessarily mean diversity across the board. The University of California admitted its largest and most diverse freshman body ever for the upcoming fall quarter, with a total of 108,178 students across nine UCs. Not only are there more students than last year, but there are 991 more who come […]

Multifactor authentication ensures security at cost of accessibility

Multifactor authentication. Many of us groan and roll our eyes the second those words are heard, and for good reason. Multifactor authentication is a security system that asks a user for more than one form of identification for a login into a secure database. The first form of ID essentially refers to a password – […]

Editorial: Well-meaning Senate Bill 206 may shortchange students through UC’s revenue loss

The California Senate wants student-athletes to get paid. Maybe it’s about time, maybe it’s an outrage. But either way, the problem remains: Money doesn’t grow on trees. Senate Bill 206 would allow California student-athletes to profit from their own likenesses. In other words, they would be able to sign with agents or sponsors, making money […]

UCLA should shake dust off earthquake safety education, preparations

With every tremble of the 7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake, many Californians wondered: “Is this going to be the Big One?” To say that UCLA is in earthquake country is an understatement. With the Santa Monica Fault running through Westwood, the Newport-Inglewood Fault a stone’s throw away and the San Andreas Fault – the seismic giant – […]

Op-ed: The physical sciences curriculum at UCLA needs to be revamped

Let’s get straight to the punchline: UCLA needs to change how the physical sciences are taught. Physical science courses have significantly higher fail rates than other courses, according to a 2015 report to UCLA’s executive vice chancellor and provost on enhancing student success. They also have large disparities in achievement between underrepresented minority students and […]