Since 1919
The keynote speaker for the 2011 graduation ceremony has been announced and it’s not a “Clinton” or a “Franco.” Instead, Aaron Williams, director of the Peace Corps, will address graduating seniors.
A distinguished but unrecognizable speaker means our graduation will not be about the speaker but will be about the graduating seniors, as it should be.
That awkward moment in 11th grade when your teacher reads a passage from “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” aloud in class.
Had it not been for my high school English classes and visits to the library, I almost certainly never would have read anything by Chinua Achebe, Ernest Hemingway or even Mark Twain during college.
With last week’s column about grade inflation continuing to linger in my thoughts, I have come to wonder whether other factors can help explain the prevalence of high grades.
Are professors, or for that matter, teachers everywhere, too easy on us?
Recently, I decided it was time to take my stack of old textbooks to Associated Students UCLA’s textbook buyback to make some extra cash.
Vitriol. It’s a word that’s been used all too often in the wake of the tragic shooting of 20 individuals in Tuscon, Ariz.
It’s hard to talk about race.
