Category Archives: Opinion Columns

More Americans are working abroad than ever before, perhaps because of the limited American job market or the allure of new experiences.

During the winter of my junior year, I had the privilege of taking a course titled “Government and Politics of China: China in Age of Reform,” taught by Professor Richard Baum. Baum, an expert in comparative Chinese politics, passed away last month. Occasionally, I would attend Baum’s office hours. The few times I stopped by […]

Whenever there is a fire drill in the dorms, I sigh. I know what to do in a fire drill.

In his proposed budget, Governor Jerry Brown has not only prevented a deficit in this cash-strapped state but also increased spending, including an additional $250 million, or 5 percent increase, to the University of California budget.

With the recent reopening of Pauley Pavilion, the return of UCLA’s traditions should come hand-in-hand. For the first time since 2009, this year’s graduating class will come together in UCLA’s historic arena for its commencement ceremony. Yet as commencement moves back to Pauley from Drake Stadium, which was its temporary location while the pavilion was […]

Upon entering my final fall quarter at UCLA, I considered myself extremely lucky to have made it to the brink of graduation having never written a single research paper. The concept of “research” never really gelled with me – it was just a word professors in the hard sciences threw around in their laboratories; a […]