In the three weeks since a Rolling Stone piece – now being questioned for its accuracy – described the horrific fraternity gang-rape of a female student at the University of Virginia, few have been safe from blame. Our nation is scrambling to point fingers – at Rolling Stone for its lack of journalistic integrity; at […]
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Aram Ghoogasian: USAC activism task force needs proactive approach
The streets of Berkeley were filled with student protesters, tear gas and riot police Saturday night. On the same night, not a murmur was heard at UCLA. UCLA’s student activism has paled in comparison to Berkeley’s, regarding the responses to the recent tuition hike and incidents of police brutality across the country. The Undergraduate Students […]
Kunal Patel: Napolitano’s tuition hike plan a necessary, political approach
Janet Napolitano is no stranger to controversy. When she was named the president of the University of California last year, her appointment was marred by protests across the UC campuses and widespread anger from students at being left out of the University’s decision-making process. Fresh off of a stint as secretary of homeland security and […]
Travis Fife: EVP should focus on financial transparency of UC, not Gov. Jerry Brown
As students at the University of California, we stand in a difficult middle ground between two massive institutions that determine our financial fate. On the one hand, we have UC leadership: UC President Janet Napolitano just executed a bold political move by passing a tuition increase plan in spite of a whole host of student […]
Aram Ghoogasian: USAC bylaw would undermine student interests
When governing bodies vote to make their guiding documents more lenient, red flags are rightly raised. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is taking just such a vote Tuesday. The student government will vote on a bylaw change that aims to clarify what constitutes a conflict of interest for sitting councilmembers. USAC President Avinoam Baral said […]
Casey Kovarik: Grand Challenges delay conveys need for small-scale sustainability
Only a year since its launch, UCLA’s Grand Challenges initiative is already behind schedule. Under the theme of “Thriving in a Hotter Los Angeles,” UCLA announced the plan in November 2013 in hopes of achieving 100 percent sustainability in Los Angeles by 2050. The plan consists of numerous projects that aim for improvements in three […]
Julia McCarthy: Career Center needs to improve student outreach
An hour and a half later, my head was spinning. I had just attended an information-packed orientation for the UCLA Center for American Politics and Public Policy’s Quarter in Washington program. The session, which includes topics ranging from how to craft the perfect cover letter to how to send the awkward follow-up email when you […]