The Instagram posts of cloudless winter days and beach excursions in January coming from UCLA students have made the pristine climate in Los Angeles a cliche on social media. But sun-kissed weather has its drawbacks, including the nearly annual need to conserve water to avoid running through California’s limited water supply. In particular, Gov. Jerry […]
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Natalie Delgadillo: PLUS loans detract from the real problem of education costs
When I graduate next year, I’ll be in a pretty typical position for a recent graduate: hoping to find employment with my liberal arts degree in hand and the weight of my student loan debt on my back. But I won’t be the only one coping with that debt: My parents have also had to […]
Maia Ferdman: Students should actively seek to improve Westwood-UCLA relationship
Though UCLA students call Westwood their home, they might not know about, much less participate in, the multiple organizations working to improve the Westwood community. Whether students know it or not, Westwood is home to a number of entities whose sole purpose is to improve the safety, attractiveness and business of our neighborhood. The Westwood […]
Ryan Nelson: Students should support efforts to curb NSA surveillance
They see you when you’re sleeping. They know when you’re awake. And boy, do they know if you’ve been bad or good. For our friends at the National Security Agency, it’s just all in a day’s work. Whether it’s looking at our phone calls, indexing our emails, checking our Facebook accounts or even going into our […]
Katie Shepherd: EVP Office support for Prop. 13 reform misguided
“Simply put, California is broke.” The statement, pulled directly from an event page on Facebook put up by the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s External Vice President Office, offers a sweeping explanation for the University of California’s inflated tuition rates. This particular statement, as with many others in the event’s description, is flatly misleading. To address […]
Charley Guptill: UCLA Transportation should subsidize Metro bus lines
Getting out of the Westwood bubble has proven to be a crucial part of my UCLA education. Unfortunately, during much of my first and second years here, exploring Los Angeles actually just meant traveling even farther west than Westwood. Getting to the Third Street Promenade was the easiest option for a weekend day trip. When […]
Alexandra Tashman: Sexual assault bill redundant despite good intentions
In the wake of a number of federal complaints involving underreporting of sexual assaults on California college campuses, California State Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) introduced a bill Jan. 6 seeking to improve the way universities handle complaints by involving police officers early on in the process. Although the bill is well-intentioned, aiming to keep […]