Editor’s note: This blog post refers to individuals who menstruate as women because the author wanted to highlight gender inequality in health care. We acknowledge that not all individuals who menstruate identify as women and that not all individuals who identify as women menstruate, but feel this generalization is appropriate considering the gendered nature of […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Bruin Talk: Freshmen expectations
Daily Bruin Video surveyed freshmen orientation groups to see what they expected in the years to come. The answers ranged from worry over academic rigor to excited anticipation of new experiences.
Know your issues: National race relations are integral to campus climate issues
Opinion columnists outline the issues incoming students need to know, but aren’t always told. Here are the things your new student advisor doesn’t tell you at orientation. The UCLA viewbook’s claim that the campus sees 329 days of sunshine a year has long amused me. Not that it isn’t true, but it betrays darker realities […]
Know your issues: Divisiveness prevents progress between communities
Opinion columnists outline the issues incoming students need to know, but aren’t always told. Here are the things your new student advisor doesn’t tell you at orientation. Coming to this university at the peak of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, as well as during the rise of both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia on campus, I […]
Know your issues: Students have right to access mental health services on campus
Opinion columnists outline the issues incoming students need to know, but aren’t always told. Here are the things your new student advisor doesn’t tell you at orientation. I, like many UCLA students, waived my University of California Student Health Insurance Plan in favor of keeping my private plan. I initially found it difficult to get […]
Aram Ghoogasian: UC cannot continue to prioritize revenue over residents
The “California” in “University of California” is seemingly becoming less of a priority for university administrators. After the recent hike in nonresident tuition, the University saw a hike in nonresident admissions by nearly 3,500 for the 2015-2016 academic year. The UC has set an unsettling precedent. When it raised nonresident tuition and subsequently favored out-of-state […]
Arthur Wang: UC transfer advice comes best from transfer students
Love or hate Janet Napolitano, the head of the University of California has done more significant work to call attention to transfer students than any other UC president in recent memory. Her commitment to transfer students, which has involved repeated verbal commitments and the creation of a task force devoted to improving the transfer process, […]