Category Archives: Opinion
Extreme density of finals week schedule adversely affects students and faculty
Friday of finals week is a day of mourning for Bruins – for their fried brains, that is. You can thank UCLA’s cramped final exams schedule for that. UCLA’s final exam period is unreasonably short. The majority of exams take place within the five weekdays directly after classes end Friday of week 10, with a […]
Proposed bill presenting income share agreements may not be financial cure-all
With how expensive college tuition costs can be, students can feel desperate to look for an alternative form of payment. Better hope they don’t settle for some fool’s gold. California Assembly Bill 154, proposed by Assemblyman Randy Voepel earlier this year, would allow California college students to opt in to income share agreements to cover […]
Op-ed: Opposition to The Agora housing project is misguided, fails to consider benefits
“This will be a giant student party zoo!” That’s one of several sentences written in bold on a site denouncing an incoming Westwood housing project. It’s an alarming, awful, sad thing, to feel under attack just because of who you are, your occupation or where you go to school. But that’s exactly what us UCLA […]
Conflicts of interest continue to haunt campus politics, demanding response
For bored reporters and burnt-out students, a little bit of excitement and intrigue at one of the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s weekly meetings is like manna from heaven. These dramatic scenes are not exactly indicators of good government, however. Nearly a month ago, two students utilized the public comment period during a USAC meeting to […]
Platform for student feedback could improve ASUCLA’s restaurant selections
Democracy is dead, especially when it comes to UCLA students choosing the food options they have on campus. While the Hill boasts nationally acclaimed dining halls, the rest of the eateries on campus hardly live up to that standard. The array of options in the North Campus Student Center includes small, expensive pizzas that aren’t […]
Editorial: Student leaders should keep the powerful in check, not cut them a check
UCLA’s student leaders recently have come under the illusion they’re playing a game of catch with their vested power. The thing is, administrators don’t pass back. The Student Fee Advisory Committee, a body of students, faculty and staff that advises the chancellor on how to allocate tens of thousands of dollars in student fees, rejected […]