Chancellor Gene Block was firm when he spoke to the Daily Bruin Editorial Board in December: Raising funds for student scholarships was his top priority for the school year. That priority lasted all of two months. A shiny, three-story, 20,000-square-foot academic facility for student-athletes will be gracing campus following a $15 million donation from alumnus […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Editorial Cartoon: To bee or not to bee a South Campus student
Op-ed: USAC has responsibility to make student government more accessible UCLA community
If you were to speak to a handful of random undergraduates on Bruin Walk, many would probably be unfamiliar with all USAC can do for them. Most would be aware there exists some sort of student government. But when it comes to understanding specific details or really any information beyond knowing that USAC stands for […]
Course evaluations could be beneficial, UCLA just needs to make them effective
We have all had that class: You walk into lecture, stare through chalk-dust laden air at dimly lit boards full of mathematical jargon and struggle to piece together what was taught to you for the past hour. Sometimes it’s because of the material you’re learning. Other times, it’s because of the person teaching it. Instructors […]
Editorial Cartoon: Let’s stop the feuding – at least for today
Dining hall inaccessibility alienates commuter, transfer students
Think about your first memory at UCLA. Maybe you’re grabbing boxes for your dorm out of your parents’ minivan. Or maybe you’re lost on your way to lecture, chugging coffee to wake up after suffering through hours of traffic and parking nightmares. While resident and commuter students take different paths to UCLA, you would think […]
Editorial: Better integrating e-scooters on campus would help reduce emissions
For a campus with a lot of slopes and walkways, UCLA is awfully opposed to the concept of traveling on two wheels. Four wheels are somehow fine, though. The university made national headlines – or rather, Washington Post’s blog’s – when UCLA Transportation reported students called a whopping 11,000 Uber and Lyft rides to and […]