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.
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
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 […]
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 […]