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 […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Editorial Cartoon: Whoops
Submission: UC’s goal to increase enrollment will negatively impact commuters
As the University of California prepares to enroll 10,000 new students by 2019, it’s uncertain how these enrollment increases will affect course availability and flexibility at the system’s flagship campuses, UC Berkeley and UCLA. UCLA is already overpopulated – and commuter students will be hit especially hard by enrollment increases. As both on-campus and off-campus […]
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 […]
Editorial Cartoon: The white knight
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 […]
Editorial: UCLA child care center must address parents’ calls for change
UCLA apparently thinks pursuing a doctoral degree is a convincing explanation for the resignation of Jayanti Tambe, the executive director of its child care center. Considering Tambe’s tenure has been mired in controversy and negligence, the administration is going to need to do better – far better – explaining itself to parents. It’s no secret […]