UCLA’s past undergraduate student governments have mostly worked well together at the Undergraduate Students Association Council table in regard to debating various issues or discussing proposals to changes in student policy. For those who have served at the USAC table, we know that most of the work is done away from it. However, we also […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Chloe Lew: Students of all majors should take advantage of writing resources
Writer’s block is pretty much a universal phenomenon. But students of different disciplines may not realize that resources exist on campus to help them work through their difficulties as writers. A misconception that pervades many academic departments is that writing resources such as the Undergraduate Writing Center are for students of the humanities and social […]
Maia Ferdman: Department counseling evaluations would help offices tailor services
True to their title, academic advisers have the main responsibility of helping students navigate the daunting maze of graduation requirements, unit caps, enrollment times and application deadlines. So student experience is central to the job of an academic adviser. Student feedback, whether positive or negative, would therefore be the most accurate way to measure a […]
Editorial: USAC should reconsider approval of shortened election period
For the last seven years the undergraduate student government election voting period has run from Monday through Thursday of election week.
Submission: CIR article misrepresents UCLA funding realities
The following is a letter from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh to Mark Katches and Robert Salladay, the editorial director and managing editor, respectively, of the Center for Investigative Reporting, about an article produced by that organization and published in the Daily Bruin on April 11. Dear Mr. Katches and Mr. Salladay, It […]
Natalie Delgadillo: USAC members must commit to collaboration
The harmful rhetoric and procedural missteps at the undergraduate student government’s discussion of a divestment resolution last quarter illustrated a deep division among communities on campus. In turn, that division was represented on the council, where a straw poll revealed adherence to a strict party line, with members from the Bruins United slate voting against […]
Editorial Cartoon: The hypocrisy of elected office
