There’s a tendency, when thinking about college admissions, to see Advanced Placement classes and high standardized test scores as a silver bullet – get a high SAT score and the world is at your fingertips. Complete the trifecta with a high SAT score, challenging AP classes and an impressive GPA, and universities will come knocking […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Natalie Delgadillo: Independence of student publications is critical
Newspapers have one basic job: Report the news, come hell or high water. Reporting the news can mean different things to different people, but in its most basic sense, it just means writing what happened – telling the truth and holding people and institutions accountable by doing so. But when a newspaper, or any news […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Election Board should reevaluate voter turnout strategies
The special election included five candidates, two referendums and one constitutional amendment. But the only number anyone is talking about is 13.6. The turnout for this election was never expected to be particularly high, but the numbers were abysmally low at a rate of 13.6 percent. Other than just looking bad for our campus, the […]
Samah Pirzada: Dining Services must serve up sustainable info
Instead of blindly accepting what UCLA dining halls are feeding us, UCLA students should start asking questions about where their food is coming from. Whole Foods Market, Walmart and even McDonald’s have launched programs that educate the public about the value of responsibly grown food. Whole Foods’ program, Responsibly Grown, provides information for consumers about […]
Chloe Lew: University police necessary to solve campus-specific issues
Past faculty member and Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs Emeritus Berky Nelson has a perception of the Los Angeles Police Department that is tainted by the 44-year-old memory of blood in a Campbell Hall stairwell. In the aftermath of the 1970 Kent State University shootings, police officers from LAPD were called to the UCLA […]
Alexandra Tashman: Initiative’s signs use ableist discourse
Regardless of how frequently students try to address issues of inclusivity and diversity, there still are communities at UCLA for whom the campus environment can be less than welcoming. Disabled students are a prime example. Recently, the lack of awareness about the needs and feelings of students with disabilities has become more obvious in the […]
Aram Ghoogasian: City must fix leaks in water conservation efforts
One of Los Angeles’ claims to fame is its year-round sunshine, but that has proved to have negative consequences. The city government is now taking steps to combat the state’s ongoing drought. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently called on the city to reduce its water usage by 20 percent over the next three years, […]