When I finally told my parents during my first year of college that I wanted to become a teacher, they shook their heads in disappointment.
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
UCLA’s online campus directory undermines student privacy
I know where my friends live. I know where my boss and co-workers live. I might even know where you live.
Using Common Application will help UC financially, culturally
Out-of-state students are something of a novelty at UCLA.
_The New Year is a chance for students to resolve to make the world a better place_
As 2010 gave way to 2011, so too did past resolutions give way to new ones.
_Cross-school enrollment would improve education opportunities_
Whenever I fly home for break, I spot a number of students wearing cozy college sweatshirts at the Los Angeles International Airport.
Holidays are a time to celebrate materialism, commercial culture
There is a certain smell this time of year, an airborne whiff of wintry green.
New political science policy restrictions more troublesome than helpful
A long line of “closed” in the right-hand column of the registrar page is the common theme among most political science courses, lower division or otherwise. Even Friday morning discussions fill up fast. This isn’t the political science department’s fault so much as it is a symptom of how many students are in the department.