Let’s talk about you for a moment.
Refer, if you would, to the map located above this column. The vast area in blue is you – it’s the place that brings you all together, where, for one reason or another, you gravitate.
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Zoey Freedman: Napolitano needs time to prove she will listen to students
University of California President Janet Napolitano hasn’t come into office yet, but she is already facing an uphill battle to prove herself to students. After toying with the idea of a vote of no confidence in Napolitano, Associated Students University of California, UC Berkeley’s undergraduate student government, passed a measure called “A Bill in Support […]
Jerry Zhao: New qualifiers give fresh perspective on college rankings
Harvard University beats the University of California in the average SAT score and GPA of admitted students; that’s an inarguable fact. But the University of California is doing really well when it comes to fulfilling public obligations and providing services to the people of California.
Zoey Freedman: Yudof brought students financial help, not just tuition hikes
I arrived at UCLA in 2012 with the campus still furious about the recent tuition increases. But despite the uproar among students about skyrocketing college payments, my tuition and student fees – just like those of many others – were covered by the University.
Alexandra Tashman: UC should undergo Title IX audit to examine handling of sexual assault cases
Last November, Aryle Butler, a third-year student at UC Berkeley, was told by campus administrators that filing a complaint against the person who sexually assaulted her would be “invasive and unnecessary.”
Natalie Delgadillo: Know your rights as an intern
This summer I had the opportunity to intern at a law firm, where I would likely have sorted paperwork and fetched coffee like thousands of other students trying to wheedle their way into the professional world.
Ryan Nelson: Fundraising revenue fails to justify excessive travel spending
Economics students such as myself are led to believe that money is everything.We’re obsessed with cash: where it goes, what it does and how it’s counted. And from an economic perspective, the recent report from the Center for Investigative Reporting detailing approximately $2 million in luxury travel arrangements and entertainment expenses by UCLA deans and […]