Los Angeles is the picture of diversity. UCLA, however, is not. The University of California is prohibited from using race as a factor in the admissions process due to California Proposition 209, which was passed in 1996. The University has consequently implemented a class-based admissions approach, which doesn’t take race into consideration. UCLA’s recent methods […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Op-ed: Unfounded criticisms of USAC erodes possibilities for student empowerment
The Undergraduate Students Association Council has grappled over the past few weeks with how to move forward with its upcoming elections. Intermingled with these discussions are statements made by a few students that the council was “conservative” and a “white majority council,” among other inflammatory accusations. Further, these statements, posts and letters unfairly targeted particular […]
DeVos’ proposal to defund Special Olympics runs contrary to American values
If you don’t already think Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos crossed the line, here’s news: She’s coming after students with disabilities, too. DeVos proposed cutting millions of dollars of funding last week from the 2020 education budget. To the public’s surprise, the proposal would eliminate $17.6 million from the Special Olympics and more than $20 […]
UC fails to listen to unions despite strikes, allegations of unfair labor practices
Here at UCLA, you’re a part of one big family – that is, unless you also belong to a labor union. Union strikes have become a regular occurrence on campus. Most recently, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 joined the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America in a […]
Editorial: UCLA’s quarter system sacrifices student learning, career opportunities
The age-old debate is back: three dead sprints to the finish or two long endurance runs? Chancellor Gene Block, in a surprisingly casual comment during a meeting winter quarter with the the Bruin’s editorial board, indicated he supports removing the quarter system and replacing it with semesters. The 10-week mad rush, Block argued, is a […]
Op-ed: For students of color, impostor syndrome can add to the challenge of college
It was a crisp fall evening, a month into my third year at UCLA. I was tenaciously studying away in my favorite lounge on campus when an old peer named Brice approached me. He and I took almost every lower division course together and he was someone who was not afraid to share his opinion […]
EDI office lacks inclusivity necessary to promote diversity throughout UCLA
In the wake of rich, white kids being able to buy their way into college and faculty growing increasingly concerned about the lack of diversity in their leadership, it’s easy to turn to UCLA’s designated solution-maker: the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. But cut through the sleek website, carefully crafted copy- and buzzword- filled […]