Enrollment appointments are out. So now it’s time for students to obsess over what classes they can take to sleep in a little bit longer. Staying in bed isn’t really an option for commuter students. Enrollment appointment assignments are based on the number of units students have. The higher the unit count, the sooner the […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
UCLA donors’ focus on passion projects neglects those who most need the money
UCLA’s successful completion of its $4.2 billion fundraising goal came, naturally, with a glowing press release that venerated its major donors. The campaign, part of a trend of growing university donations, went toward cancer research, buying a historic theater in Westwood, expansion of the Anderson School of Management and the like. Suddenly, the accumulated wealth […]
USAC raises suspicion allocating student funds without student input
This post was updated Jan. 28 at 10:00 a.m. In the late 18th century, American revolutionaries proclaimed they would not abide taxation without representation. Today, UCLA students are protesting funding allocations without adequate representation. The old revolutionary refrain deserves to be revived in the wake of the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s attempt to dodge student […]
UCLA Dining Services fails students with insufficient gluten-free considerations
When family weekend finally rolled around during my first quarter at UCLA, I was most excited to show off the amazing food on the Hill. Then again, I hadn’t considered my dad, who has celiac disease, would be poisoned within the first five minutes of eating in a dining hall. Celiac disease and gluten intolerance […]
UCLA must establish multilingual writing center to support diverse student body
Is a school really committed to student-body diversity if it does not support diverse languages? UCLA seems reluctant to answer that question. Though the university has an 11.8 percent international student body and boasts thousands of classes in foreign languages, it does not have a multilingual writing center where tutors can help students develop their […]
UC engaged in necessary fight for open access to research-based knowledge
Academic research is about the spread of knowledge. For publishing companies, it’s about how many more millions of dollars they can pad their profit margins with. The University of California is in the midst of negotiating a new contract with academic publishing company Elsevier in the hopes of lowering unsustainable subscription costs, after their contract […]
Financial aid office lacks consistency when it comes to helping students
When you have to handle financial aid for more than 45,000 students, something is bound to go wrong. For proof of that, look to UCLA’s financial aid office – a demonstration that you can’t trust anyone. UCLA’s financial aid office shows how bureaucracy can hinder an organization’s mission. Instead of helping students navigate the difficult […]