Graduate students make numerous sacrifices for their academic careers. The biggest one: having to put their future on hold so they don’t have to work with academic advisers who sexually harass them. Graduate students within the University of California system who report sexual harassment are given little protection. Prosecuting those found to have committed sexual […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Are you there, UCLA? It’s me, Mom: UCLA must provide affordable child care to all student parents
Parenting students and faculty on campus are a forgotten constituency. The voices of nursing mothers have been largely ignored by UCLA, heard only by student activist groups. This column series explores the issues these mothers face and the steps UCLA must take to address these unmet needs. Sleep-deprived students with bags under their eyes traipse […]
Scott Bays: Appliance ban not beneficial, Housing should instead spark safety conversations
Despite UCLA Housing’s best efforts, Bruins still have their hands all over them. Administrators can’t stop students from using and sharing them. UCLA thinks they are so dangerous they can even start fires in students’ rooms. I’m talking, of course, about coffee makers, water heaters and microwaves. UCLA Housing’s on-campus housing regulations prohibit students from […]
Keshav Tadimeti: State’s attempt to control UC makes education less accessible
April deficits bring May budget debates. And it’s no surprise what California’s state legislators will be telling the University of California at the negotiating table: It’s our way or our way. Every May seems to follow the same storyline: The state auditor finds that the UC has engaged in some ostensibly opaque behavior and writes […]
Clea Wurster: Lowering STI rates responsibility of government, not community members
America has seen lots of changes in the past year. The rate of sexually transmitted infections nearly doubling wasn’t one we were expecting. STI rates have been quite low in previous years because of the introduction of antibiotics, regular screenings and even education – rates fell 75 percent from 1975 to 1997. Recently though, there’s […]
Sandra Wenceslao: Installation of security cameras in Kerckhoff would deter criminals
Fear no more, cameras are on their way. On their way to Kerckhoff Hall, at least. The Undergraduate Students Association Council discussed the installation of cameras on the third and fourth floors of Kerckhoff Hall on May 8. The conversation was spurred on by the recent etching of a homophobic slur into the office door […]
Sam Smoot: Transportation police should pursue alternate methods to enforce scooter safety
My first ride on a Bird scooter was magical. The wind whipped through my hair as the sweaty masses of students vanished from my peripheral. I had 10 minutes to get to the public affairs building, and I was barely past De Neve Plaza. I was mentally preparing an argument for full credit on my […]