The University of California prides itself on its accessibility to low-income students. But its most recent change to its admission policies won’t be helping students’ chances – or the University’s. Last week, the Board of Regents approved an augmented review process that would allow undergraduate admissions officers to request supplemental materials from up to 15 […]
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Keshav Tadimeti: Funding is required for universal health care in California to work
It seems fitting that while Southern California is trying to battle raging wildfires, Sacramento is rank with the smell of cindered health care legislation. Last month, California State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon suspended Senate Bill 562, a bill that would overhaul the state’s health care market to make way for a universal or single-payer health […]
Editorial: SB 649 needs to be vetoed to preserve local government power
It seems the California state government’s way of empowering local governments is to allow corporations to be above city regulations. At least, that’s what Senate Bill 649 would do. Earlier this month, the state Assembly began debating SB 649, a bill that changes the permit process telecommunication corporations must go through to install transmitters, antennas […]
Austin Pink: UCLA needs more STEM-related minors to prepare students for workforce
Last month, as UCLA graduates bid their farewells, the administration was already looking ahead, making frantic preparations for the incoming class of more than 6,000 freshmen. Per tradition, several hundred of these fresh-faced students will arrive without any intended course of study – the dreaded “undeclared.” Luckily, with the creation of three new minors in […]
Submission: Accent reduction programs would validate discrimination
In response to the article suggesting that UCLA should offer accent reduction programs to combat accent discrimination, I express my concern that such a program would not invest in international students so much as invest in preserving prejudice in American society. The article fails to differentiate between accents resulting from regionality, such as Boston, Houston […]
Editorial: Los Angeles, not Paris, is the clear choice for 2024 Summer Olympics
In 1984, UCLA built a massive structure atop Drake Stadium to accommodate the Summer Olympics activities. Students and Westwood residents welcomed athletes from around the world, offering up the campus and neighborhood for the international event. They very well could again in 2024. Los Angeles and Paris are the two cities bidding to host the […]
Editorial: Health product vending machines would make resources more accessible
UCLA students can work out at the John Wooden Center or do homework at The Study at Hedrick virtually any time of the day. But when it comes to accessing health and hygiene-related products 24 hours a day, students are out of luck. The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center provides students various health […]