Category Archives: Opinion
William Zou: UCLA Housing could improve move-in, move-out waste disposal systems
UCLA is known for its campuswide commitment to sustainability and waste management. But the volume of garbage left behind in the hallways of student dorms and apartments at the end of the year counters that message. The end of an academic year is usually accompanied by a blissful sense of relief that summer has arrived. […]
Editorial Cartoon: Smartphone Syndrome
Avvalzameer Bhatia: The Dashew Center should make its resources better known
The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars can be called a one-stop shop for everything an international student needs to thrive at UCLA. Unfortunately, it is a one-stop shop that doesn’t know how to advertise its products. The Dashew Center aims to cater to the needs of international students by offering resources such as […]
Editorial: USAC’s rushed change to election code is disservice to students
The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s members spoke of shaking up the council when they ran for office in spring quarter. What no one expected them to do, however, was throw out transparent practices in the process. The undergraduate student government voted last week to amend its election code, a document which governs how USAC elections […]
Mariah Furtek: Quarterly course reviews should be made public to improve forum
Think of Bruinwalk.com, UCLA students’ preferred platform for reviewing classes and instructors, like Yelp, and the class you’re thinking of taking as an overpriced California burrito. When enrollment passes arrive and you’re getting hungry, you need to find a restaurant. The places with rave reviews have inconvenient, long waits to get a table, but you […]
