Scandal, fraud, privilege and wealth. One thing ties all these together: college admissions. Oh, and also a couple of kids from Stanford with money to spare on a lawsuit. Two Stanford students filed a class-action lawsuit against UCLA, Stanford, Yale and several other universities involved in a widespread college admissions scandal indictment of nearly 33 […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Without wider student input, Title IX advisory board is just another echo chamber
Twenty-three percent of female and 5.4 % of male college students have experienced violent sexual assault while in college. More than 4 % of all college students have experienced stalking while working on their degree. Each university that receives federal funding has an office to contend with the harrowing reality of those statistics. From investigating […]
Op-ed: Improving quality of food closet would better help students who need it
Walking into the food closet in the Student Activities Center is an underwhelming experience at best. They’re not kidding when they call it a closet. Stacks of cans stock the walls of the tiny, cramped room, and that’s if you get there at the right time. You might be lucky enough to find some fresh […]
Editorial: UCLA must transparently fix systemic problems in admissions process
You know things have gone terribly wrong when even the U.S. Department of Education is investigating you. And the past 20 days have been pretty terrible for UCLA. The university has had to answer to publications, administrators, state lawmakers and even the U.S. secretary of education after its now-former men’s soccer coach was alleged to […]
The Agora addresses growing problem of high demand for housing in Westwood
For one of the most bustling university locations with a student body of more than 44,000 students, you would expect to see fast-paced development to meet the ever-growing demand for student housing. But Westwood’s housing market is stuck in the 20th century. The consequences of this slow development affect every student here: Westwood has one […]
Editorial: UCLA administrators are out of touch with mental health services’ limitations
What is UCLA doing to address its mental health crisis? When the Daily Bruin Editorial Board met with UCLA’s chancellors and vice chancellors, it sought a straightforward answer to that pressing question. The response was worse than you think. UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services’ struggles are a tired refrain at this point: Students aren’t able […]
