Opinion Columns – Page 150

Maia Ferdman: Israel Loves Iran uses social media to transcend borders

It may seem idealistic, but the campaign Israel Loves Iran claims that peace in the Middle East is just a friend request away.

Natalie Delgadillo: Large-scale Volunteer Day fails to provide meaningful experience

My first experience as a volunteer at UCLA involved very little volunteering and lots of awkwardly standing around.

I was supposed to be repainting fences for polo ponies at UCLA’s annual Volunteer Day, but the thing I remember most about that day is not doing much of anything at all.

Ryan Nelson: Financial literacy course should replace GE class

Many students are graduating from UCLA with a poor grasp on the skills necessary to survive in the world’s financial market. In Sunday’s Registration Issue, I recommended that financial literacy be worked into UCLA’s General Education curriculum. Among the possible options, it seems that the best way to make such a change would be to […]

Alexandra Tashman: Activism should refocus on public speech, tangible goals

Last summer, I took my politically inclined younger sister to her first protest, and suffice it to say she was less than impressed.

Maia Ferdman: Israeli-Palestinian conflict needs respect on both sides

Ron Kehrmann’s 17-year-old daughter Tal loved camels.

For almost a decade Ron has worn a camel-shaped pin as an excuse to talk about Tal, who was killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, Israel in 2003.

Ryan Nelson: Financial literacy course should prepare students for life

Sometimes I wish I were as smart the E*TRADE baby. That’s not meant to be a joke, either. When you see the investment firm’s ads on TV, the message isn’t subtle: Our financial tools are so good, a baby can use them and be successful. Amazingly enough, when I started testing the murky waters of […]

Natalie Delgadillo: Student government must actively encourage student input

Transparency and accessibility have been favored buzzwords of the current Undergraduate Students Association Council members since their campaigns for office last year, when candidates promised to reach out and engage with students. Despite expressing concern about these issues, council was met with student backlash this summer for not seeking enough student input on major decisions. […]