Bruin Walk has become less of a walk and more of a traffic lane with the current number of bicyclists and skateboarders. University police started handing out $200 tickets to people riding their bicycles, scooters and skateboards in the designated dismount zone, which lies between the De Neve crosswalk and the stairs of Kerckhoff Hall. […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Chloe Lew: Students should take advantage of off-campus entertainment gems
I must have walked past The Improv Space on Gayley Avenue a hundred times before I actually walked inside. But when I did finally wander in on a Wednesday night last month, three years after the first time I walked past, I stayed. I sat in a plushy theater chair in a cozy, dimly […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Diversity requirement’s success hinges on community
Decades of student advocacy came to fruition Friday morning when the results were finally announced after weeks of hype. The diversity requirement proposal passed with a 332-303 vote. If the proposal passes through the Undergraduate Students Association Council and the Committee of Rules and Jurisdiction, first-year students will need to take a course with a […]
Jerry Brown
For the fourth time in as many decades, Californians have the option of choosing Democrat Jerry Brown to be their governor. It’s an easy choice to make. Brown, who is finishing up his third term in the state’s highest office, has an impressive track record of fiscal responsibility, forward-thinking policy-making and extensive experience navigating Sacramento’s […]
Sandra Fluke
This board endorses Sandra Fluke for State Senate for her concrete platforms that emphasize social justice. Though Fluke is new to the 26th district, we believe she will bring a much needed, fresh perspective to the Senate. Fluke gained national recognition after testifying to members of Congress about the need for birth control to be […]
Julia McCarthy: Free online AP courses can lower costs, class sizes
This month, Houston’s Rice University started offering a free online Advanced Placement biology class for anyone who has access to the Internet. That means high school students from Indiana to Indonesia could all be learning the fundamentals of homeostasis at the same time in the same virtual classroom this fall. The course, which is being […]
Zoey Freedman: New LAUSD superintendent should simplify college application process
Los Angeles’s public school system may finally be getting the attention it needs – even if it is stemming from negative events. Los Angeles Unified School District’s Superintendent John Deasy resigned on Oct. 16 after almost four years in the position. Although Deasy made great strides in increasing attendance and graduation rates by reducing the […]