The decision to walk into Counseling and Psychological Services and ask for help was one of the hardest I ever made. It took months of coaxing from my family to convince me to stop putting off what I later found to be a relatively painless first experience at CAPS, which involved filling out forms and […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Ani Gasparyan: UC’s nursing retirement plan jeopardizes patient, workplace safety
You would expect the nation’s top-tier hospitals to not just be invested in maintaining quality patient care, but also in cultivating a healthy work environment. The University of California’s treatment of its nurses suggests otherwise. The UC and the California Nurses Association, which represents registered nurses at UC medical centers, have been in negotiations for […]
Emily Merz: LA needs legislation encouraging development of affordable housing
There are more homeless individuals in Los Angeles than UCLA graduate and undergraduate students combined. 11,000 more. In the last six years, the number of homeless individuals in LA has increased 75 percent, from 32,000 to 55,000, according to the Los Angeles Times. 41,000 of those individuals are completely unsheltered, living in cars or on […]
Sam Smoot: UCLA clarifying zero-waste program would better incentivize students
When it comes to trash reduction at UCLA, things can get a little messy. The University of California launched its Zero Waste by 2020 program in 2007 with the goal of diverting solid waste from landfills. This means that garbage is processed through sustainable practices, such as recycling and composting, instead of being dumped in […]
Sandra Wenceslao: UC’s college-prep courses should offer affordable out-of-state prices
California boasts the best public university system in the country. But tell that to the out-of-state students who don’t have a chance to attend a University of California because their high school doesn’t offer them courses that would help them meet the UC’s minimum admission requirements. The University of California created the Scout program in […]
Chris Busco: UCLA must enforce campus filming policy with YouTubers
It’s straight out of a Hollywood movie: the rolling, grassy hills by Janss Steps are dotted with students soaking up some California sunshine as they pore over class materials. However, for one woman, the fantasy is shattered as a random man approaches her exclaiming,“Your booty is getting burnt, would you like some tanning lotion?” What […]
Mariah Furtek: UCLA introductory programming classes should focus more on Python, not C++
Imagine if UCLA offered a course in building doghouses. With only 10 weeks, you would expect the class to teach students the basics needed to produce a final product – maybe focusing on how to sketch a blueprint, buy materials at Home Depot and hit hammer to nail. You wouldn’t expect UCLA to start students […]