As a student worker at the Associated Students UCLA, work often burdens me more than academics. That shouldn’t be the case. ASUCLA employs over 1,500 students, making it the largest employer of students on campus. According to its website, one of its core missions is the professional development of student employees. Yet, student workers are […]
Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Karishma Daibee: Valentine’s Day should celebrate existing love, not negativity
Saint Valentine, patron saint of epilepsy, died in 273 A.D. His martyrdom is commemorated annually by single young people weeping alone because they don’t have someone to kiss and hold hands with in exchange for chocolate they wouldn’t eat anyway. It’s no secret that the meaning of Valentine’s Day has become distorted over the years, […]
Selby Kia: UCLA should alleviate late enrollment times with surveys, petitions
This Valentine’s Day, while students flock to the theater to see “Fifty Shades Darker” or spend a romantic evening strolling through Westwood with their significant others, many freshmen will be bent over their laptops, frantically trying to enroll in whatever classes they can get. This issue of late pass times and over-enrollment is nothing new […]
Sandra Wenceslao: UCLA Residential Life should provide direct support for mental health
Attending UCLA is an honor because of its incredible popularity, selectivity and prestige. However, in exchange for attending such a top-notch school, students often put their mental health at risk with sleepless nights spent studying and stressing. Mental health will always be an important issue among college students because of that stress, and UCLA has […]
Ankita Nair: Pre-medical students need centralized resource center
I’ll never forget how I felt walking around campus during zero week. I had just decided I wanted to attend medical school and couldn’t help but be amazed by the sheer number of health-related clubs, organizations and informational events on campus. I thought it would be easy to find health-related activities that would catch my […]
Stuart Key: Los Angeles should be wary of incurring expensive Olympics debt
As it turns out, Los Angeles’s new love for sports does not end with acquiring the Rams and Chargers to play football. Los Angeles has its sights set on a bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, and is in competition with Budapest and Paris. It has a solid chance – an Eiffel tower backdrop […]
Abhishek Shetty: UCLA Housing should change housing lottery into waitlist format
If you’ve ever felt your housing application has been a hassle, then spare a moment for the fourth-year students trying to get into university housing. Fourth-year students who want to live in university-owned housing have to enter a lottery to get into the few available spots in both residence halls and university-owned apartments. The majority […]