The sky outside your dorm window darkens and the words on the textbook page begin to swim together. It’s midterm season, but you can feel comprehension slipping away – you need a study buddy even more than your next dose of caffeine. Studying in groups inspires active engagement with course material, promoting a deeper understanding […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Scott Bays: Road safety awareness campaign should address pedestrians, cyclists
I almost witnessed a death on my walk to class one morning in the spring. A student riding a skateboard was zipping down De Neve Drive through the middle of the empty road rather than on the designated bike lane. Meanwhile, a sedan entered the roadway and began speeding up the incline toward the student. […]
Sandra Wenceslao: UCLA should join campaign to reduce plastic water bottle usage
As other universities across California work to reduce plastic consumption, UCLA is falling behind.
UCLA’s CAPS should receive more funding to accommodate student needs
Given the prevalence of stress and mental illness among college students, it seems reasonable to assume UCLA would prioritize its mental health services. But recent issues at UCLA’s Counseling and Psychological Services office suggest otherwise. CAPS remains woefully understaffed and underfunded, even though 17 percent more students requested the office’s assistance with mental health issues […]
Keshav Tadimeti: Proposed Westwood council would support policies that benefit students
The future of Westwood Village is now in students’ hands. Students from UCLA’s Graduate Students Association and Undergraduate Students Association Council announced Wednesday night they are in the process of creating a new neighborhood council aimed at better meeting students’, UCLA’s and other Westwood stakeholders’ needs. The existing Westwood Neighborhood Council, which is primarily composed […]
Clea Wurster: Education department must focus on social justice curriculum
What are the effects of the White House administration’s childish antics? Potentially, more childish antics. John Rogers, the faculty director of Center X at UCLA, which offers a primary school teacher training program, and director of UCLA’s Institute for Democracy, Education and Access, conducted a recent study showing a link between President Donald Trump’s term […]
William Zou: UCLA must subsidize costs of commercial software, technology projects
Many UCLA students struggle with the cost of tuition and housing fees, but design media arts students also have to worry about paying the materials needed to complete their coursework. Most majors at UCLA typically require students to purchase textbooks that can cost hundreds of dollars. Design media arts students create multimedia projects as part […]