The undergraduate student government plans to vote Tuesday on bylaw changes that would make it easier for councilmembers to engage in conflicts of interest and erode students’ trust in their elected officials. The proposed changes would make it harder for students to hold their leaders to reasonable ethical standards and allow members of the Undergraduate […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Submission: EVP office proposes two-pronged plan to address UC tuition hike
Dear UCLA campus community, I would like to thank every member of our community – undergraduates, graduates, faculty and workers – for partaking in any of our efforts to combat the tuition policy voted on by a University of California Board of Regents committee at its meeting on Nov. 20. It is important to note […]
Julia McCarthy: Career Center needs to improve student outreach
An hour and a half later, my head was spinning. I had just attended an information-packed orientation for the UCLA Center for American Politics and Public Policy’s Quarter in Washington program. The session, which includes topics ranging from how to craft the perfect cover letter to how to send the awkward follow-up email when you […]
Submission: Protesting tuition hike at bonfire is inconsiderate, ineffective
I, like thousands of other students, found myself all decked out in my UCLA gear Thursday night, walking disappointedly away from the Beat ‘SC Bonfire and Rally while Ellie Goulding’s “Burn” played ironically in the smokeless background. All my frustration stemmed from the actions of a handful of tuition hike protesters at the bonfire that […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Bonfire reaction indicates apathy toward student activism
The only thing that didn’t go up in flames at the annual Beat ‘SC Bonfire and Rally was the pile of wood in the middle of Wilson Plaza. A small group of undergraduate and graduate students surrounded the unlit bonfire Thursday and refused to leave in protest of the UC Board of Regents’ approval of […]
Editorial: Students deserve a say in decisions, response from UC Regents
Much of the anger around the recent University of California Board of Regents’ vote to approve potential tuition increases stems from concerns that the governors of the University consistently fail to heed and consider the needs and wants of the students they are meant to serve. Students do not have access to meaningful ways of […]
Kunal Patel: Gov. Brown’s lack of funding undermines value of UC system
Last week, the University of California Board of Regents approved a tuition hike plan that would ensure stable and predictable tuition increases of up to 5 percent over the next five years. As expected, there was a vocal showing of students who did not approve of the tuition hikes, disrupting the meeting and shouting chants […]