What was supposed to be one of the University of California’s biggest cost-saving initiatives is draining hundreds of millions of dollars and lagged in development for more than four years. Now, because of yet another logistical delay, it will take even longer and likely cost more money for the University to see any benefits of […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Kunal Patel: Students should back Napolitano in funding dispute, keep UC accessible
As the deadline to pass the California State Budget approaches in June, the high-stakes game of political chicken between University of California President Janet Napolitano and Gov. Jerry Brown is heating up. Napolitano is leveraging a tuition hike that can be entirely prevented if Brown increases funding to the UC by an additional $100 million […]
Yiwei Sun: Benefits from flipped courses far outweigh concerns
Unlike my other classes, which require me to show up nearly an hour early to secure a seat so that I don’t have to sit on the cold floor, Linguistics 1 allows me to grab a leisurely cup of coffee and take my time to load the online lecture on my laptop. Linguistics 1 is […]
Chloe Lew: Classrooms need resources to accommodate students with disabilities
Carolanne Link, a second-year electrical engineering student with cerebral palsy, spends roughly two hours every day riding the UCLA Office for Students with Disabilities van, but when she looks around at her co-passengers, she said, she can’t tell what each person is dealing with. On a campus with approximately 2,500 students with disabilities registered with […]
Submission: Event planning procedures for student groups require streamlining
Registered student organizations at UCLA are endowed with a number of privileges that allow students to meet like-minded individuals who share similar passions and interests. Registered student organizations have access to various funding sources, free and low-cost on-campus venues, and experienced and devoted faculty advisers. But when planning an event, students are not only responsible […]
Arthur Wang: UCs, CSUs need to improve retention programs for underserved students
In politics, pipelines bring to mind President Barack Obama’s veto. In education, pipelines are important pathways from underserved public schools to the state’s public universities. At the California State University system, a decade of efforts have proved less-than-stellar, with African American enrollments declining rather than growing in spite of increased outreach to underserved and minority […]
Submission: UCLA community must speak up against bus route changes
Our UCLA community prides itself on its commitment to environmental sustainability and inclusion. Both of these commitments, however, are being challenged by bus changes that will impact thousands of the university’s students, staff and faculty. As Metro’s Expo Line moves west, bus lines on the Westside are being changed and we need to speak up […]