Sometimes you have to walk away. The University of California announced last week it is cutting ties with Elsevier, the world’s largest scientific publisher. The University will no longer be paying millions in subscription fees each year to get its campuses access to published work and the ability to share their research. This decision appears […]
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Standardized test scores are a necessary assessment to equalize UC admissions
Each year, tens of thousands of students from thousands of schools across the globe vie for the chance to call themselves Bruins. One of the few things unifying that massively varied applicant pool: sitting at a desk and taking the SAT – or the ACT, if that’s your cup of tea. Standardized test scores are […]
Standardized testing fails to reflect holistic achievement of college applicants
Applying to attend the country’s No. 1 public university doesn’t just mean being a student. Sometimes, it also entails beating a system meant to work against you. The phrase of the day is standardized tests. Standardized tests like the SAT are required of students all over the world hoping to be admitted to the University […]
Editorial Cartoon: Trash Squirrel Steve – and the UCLA memes page
UCLA wants to halve global depression by 2050. It should start with its students.
What happens when visionaries in science and scholarship unite with the community to solve one giant global problem? Apparently, a few vague promises touted as solutions. UCLA has a set of programs called Grand Challenges, which exist as a long-term set of projects involving faculty and students to tackle world problems ranging from sustainability to […]
Op-ed: The UC’s Mauna Kea telescope project infringes upon a sacred indigenous site
This post was updated March 10 at 11:50 a.m. Hawaii is often thought of as everyone’s getaway paradise for its beautiful sandy beaches, abundant rainforests and rich culture. Like the massive waves that meet the shoreline each day, a connection is always present between the beauty of the things we see before us and the […]
Unproductive school-sponsored veteran facilities need to be held accountable
No community in Los Angeles faces the challenges veterans do. Their scars, mental and physical, make reintegration into civilian life a daily struggle. But what’s worse than not helping them is agreeing to and then giving them the cold shoulder. Congress passed a law in 2016 allowing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to lease […]