UCLA is playing Jenga with students. And soon enough, it’ll all come crashing down. UCLA’s large undergraduate population warrants the need for additional housing. More accessible housing has long been something both the administration and student body have agreed on. New housing projects have swelled to match the campus’ growing student body. Upcoming housing projects […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Elitism of finance, consulting clubs hinders sense of community among business students
Prospective students come to UCLA after constantly being told how open and welcoming the campus is to students with different backgrounds. Building a community, we’re told, is as simple as banding together with like-minded people your age. Too bad it’s a group of elitist clubs if you’re interested in consulting or finance. Students eager to […]
Enrollment system creates crisis for students unable to take necessary classes
Time to map out your class schedule, watch the number of spots left in each course plummet with every page refresh and ultimately rearrange your academic plan while hoping you don’t have to reinvent your career. Every midquarter enrollment pass feels like a midlife crisis. Impacted class designations are given out by the Faculty Executive […]
UCLA’s computer science curriculum fails to teach applicable skills in the field
One of UCLA’s greatest ironies is that its computer science curriculum is just a series of textbooks. So much for building the next Facebook. Computer science students have long complained that their curriculum is not practical enough. Students raised these concerns with their department Wednesday during a department town hall co-hosted by the Association for […]
Tailored major could boost job prospects, graduation rates for student-athletes
Most people come to college first to get their degrees and second to pursue other activities. For student-athletes, it’s the other way around – and UCLA seems intent on keeping it that way. At its most fundamental level, college exists to prepare students for productive postgraduation lives by teaching them skills they will use professionally. […]
New Breathalyzer implementation a poor damper on dangerous activity
Party all you want: Breathalyzers are here to keep us safe – or not. Fraternities will soon have Breathalyzers present at all their parties, after UCLA’s Interfraternity Council updated its Risk Management Policy in January to require them in fraternity houses to protect partygoers’ health and safety. But the date these Breathalyzers will be distributed […]
University must cure its inconvenient lack of urgent care options for students
Three weeks into winter quarter, I found myself shivering uncontrollably while sweating through every layer of clothing I was wearing. I looked up at the blackboard and struggled to listen as my teaching assistant discussed Hobbes and Rousseau. My vision went gray and my head pounded. Only two more classes and a presentation to go. […]