As the Centennial Campaign video presentation came to an end a few weeks ago in Royce Quad, the message was clear: UCLA is not just a university, it is a beacon other institutions can look to as a guiding light. The university projected a similar message in November 2013, when it announced the first project […]
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Editorial: Anderson School should be transparent about gender disparity
A 2006 internal report found that the UCLA Anderson School of Management had a disproportionately low amount of female professors among similar business schools and that women felt they were in a discriminatory climate. Eight years later, not much has changed. As of last year, the school ranked last in percentage of women faculty among […]
Eitan Arom: Student attention should be shifted toward ASUCLA
To any student who pays attention to campus politics, the name John Joanino is probably a familiar one. Joanino ended his term as undergraduate student government president last month, rounding out a year as the school’s most prominent student official. The names Joel Ontiveros, Precious Elam, Adam Swart and Jordan Wong are likely less familiar. […]
Editorial: Passage of SB 850 proves state Master Plan in grave need of update
Whether they knew it or not, California legislators signaled last week the woeful inadequacy of the state’s guiding document for public higher education. The California Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 850, a proposal to allow certain California community colleges to grant bachelor’s degrees. The bill completely ignores California’s Master Plan for Higher Education, which states […]
Julia McCarthy: L.A. Metro needs to find ways to cover costs without raising fares
For UCLA students living on the Hill, the cost of getting to class in the morning is a 15-minute walk from the dorms and maybe skipping breakfast. For others, it’s $150 a year and an hour-and-a-half bus ride every day. Nonetheless, the Los Angeles Metro system is still the most affordable option for many student […]
Letter to the Editor: Normcore trend shows socioeconomic insensitivity
Noor Gill and Amy Lee discussed normcore fashion in their May 22 A&E column, “Normcore trend embraces ironic take on fashion.” However, their article fails to comment upon the cultural insensitivity of the so-called “trend,” which is based on the popular belief that the most fashionable thing to be is “normal.” Normcore is a practical […]
Editorial: Proposal for new basketball facility proves wasteful
Specifically, UCLA Athletics’ recent proposal for a $30-40 million, state-of-the-art men’s and women’s basketball facility to be built south of the Los Angeles Tennis Center would be an enormous waste.