UCLA students don’t vote in their undergraduate elections. Last year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council spring election summoned an abysmal 30 percent of students to vote, while the Fall special election drew less than 20 percent, invalidating important ballot referendums. For the past several years, voter turnout has hovered around 35 percent. In an attempt to […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Casey Kovarik: Blogging improves student learning, deserves larger academic role
As with most other things in life, students only want to do the schoolwork they’re going to get credit for. Which is why academic blogs need to start getting the weight in course grades that they deserve. Although blogs have the potential to be good resources for teachers and students alike, their current use at […]
Submission: Support of new bill would reduce tobacco-related diseases
On Feb. 26, Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) and Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) introduced Senate Bill 591 in the California State Legislature. The main provision of SB 591, also known as the California Tobacco Tax Act of 2015, is to raise the current tax on tobacco products of 87 cents per pack by $2. The UCLA […]
Shani Shahmoon: Proactive approach needed for Greek life regulations
When organizations fail to adequately police themselves, university administration has a responsibility to step in. Nowhere is that more apparent than in Greek life on campus. Following a string of troubling incidents at fraternities nationwide, UCLA administration has a responsibility to take a proactive, rather than reactive, approach. UCLA should not wait for a major […]
Ara Shirinian: UC should protect student privacy, take steps to prevent data mining
Every day, billions of pieces of information are collected on students and used to create intricate profiles on them. Most of these students don’t even have a choice, because they are forced by their schools to use programs that track them. Unfortunately, state and national legislation fails to provide the same kinds of privacy protections […]
Submission: Diversity requirement key to UCLA principles, tackling global issues
On behalf of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion specialists and associate deans of UCLA, we write to express our strong support of the proposed College of Letters and Science undergraduate diversity course requirement, which amends Divisional Regulation A-458. As we move forward in the global, rich and complex world of the 21st century, UCLA’s community […]
Letter to the Editor: Addition of bike lanes would harm Westwood traffic, community
Your recent editorial on bicycle lanes on Westwood Boulevard trivializes the Westwood Neighborhood Council’s concerns about the safety of bicyclists and adverse impacts resulting from such lanes. The WWNC knows the statistic regarding bicycle collisions with the implementation of bicycle lanes. Westwood Boulevard’s traffic makes it a dangerous place for bicyclists. Bicycle lane markings will […]