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Category Archives: Opinion Columns
_Autonomy proposal would stifle smaller, newer UCs_
Any motion toward the privatization of public higher education tends to strike a dissonant chord ““ especially among undergraduate students.
_Bruin women’s basketball program is indebted to famed Tennessee coach Pat Summitt_
It was more than eight months ago that Pat Summitt gave the sports world a “Where were you when?” moment.
_Splitting the Bill: Scholarships to middle-income students do not cover California’s insufficient funding to higher education_
Sometimes even well-intentioned endeavors fail to resolve a problem. Such is the case with two Assembly bills presented last month by Assembly Speaker John Pérez (D-Los Angeles).
_The Hill needs an LGBT-themed floor, as it would create a forum for discussion of identity_
More than 15 years ago, UCLA established the LGBT Campus Resource Center. It was ahead of the curve at the time, and UCLA was ranked No. 1 along with 18 other colleges by the Campus Pride index of colleges as a gay-friendly campus in 2010.
_Voting remains vital in USAC elections, even with most candidiates running unopposed_
For the past three years, voter turnout for the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections has hovered around 37 percent of the undergraduate student population.
_Students should favor platforms showing financial sense over empty promises_
That all but three offices will go uncontested is not the only unique facet of the upcoming Undergraduate Students Association Council election. This year’s contest is taking place in a condition of funding scarcity that may seem like familiar territory for a country steeped in recession, but is new ground for UCLA’s student government.