Category Archives: Opinion

Editorial: Regents’ addition of student adviser unlikely to make any difference

Later this month, the University of California Board of Regents will vote on whether to create a new student adviser position. The adviser would represent student interests in UC committees the current student regent and student regent-designate don’t participate in. At face value, the regents’ consideration of admitting another student into their ranks seems like […]

Aram Ghoogasian: UC’s divestment from private prisons will increase awareness of issue

Christmas came early for student activists last month after the University of California divested from private prisons. The UC quietly sold off its $25 million holdings in the Corrections Corporation of America and GEO Group, Inc., the two biggest for-profit prison companies in the United States, and G4S, the largest security company in the world […]

No Offense, But: Gun Control

President Obama announced Tuesday an executive order instituting “common sense” gun control measures in several federal agencies, including increasing agencies’ abilities to process background checks and conducting gun research. Conservatives have already begun accusing Obama of violating the Second Amendment and overextending his executive power. This week, opinion columnists Ara Shirinian and Chris Campbell talk […]

Yiwei Sun: UC online course program should enhance variety, integration

Online courses are normally popular due to the flexibility they entail. However, courses provided through the University of California Cross-Campus Enrollment still have a long way to go in terms of attracting more students. UC Cross-Campus Enrollment was launched November 2013 by the UC Office of the President, and now offers 29 coursesfor winter 2016. […]

Shani Shahmoon: Sponsored trips to Israel should not be overly politicized

Trips to Israel are always made out to mean more than they do. Just this past winter break, countless trips to Israel were provided for college students. Project Interchange, Hasbara Fellowship, Bruin Birthright, ADL’s Campus Leaders Mission to Israel and iEngage with the Shalom Hartman Institute are only some of the many partially to fully […]