UCLA gave students their own version of a finals dead week by allowing them to venture to class in hazardous air conditions during the Skirball fire. More than a year later, little progress has been made to solidify a protocol for academic accommodations in emergencies. The Skirball fire broke out in late 2017 just down […]
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UCLA should diversify Writing II topics to engage with STEM students
Despite popular belief, students don’t just write in Haines and Bunche halls. All UCLA students are required to take one Writing II class. These classes are designed to improve the proficiency of students’ writing skills for use throughout their academic careers. While most students only take one, students looking to pursue higher education in the […]
Elon Musk’s elitist tunnel system to bury hopes of less traffic six feet under
Imagine this: Toyota promises to build a bridge between Manhattan and Queens to help commuters, but you have to buy a Toyota to use it. Silly, right? Only a few weeks ago, Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, revealed his prototype tunnel designed by the Boring Company. The tunnel is straight out […]
Editorial Cartoon: New year, same me
Bungled rollout of legal recreational marijuana weakens legitimate vendors
It’s impossible not to be confronted with broken promises and dashed expectations looking back on the first year of California’s legal recreational marijuana market. In fact, you would have to be smoking something pretty strong to see California’s efforts as anything less than a disappointment. California’s pot legalization, hailed as a giant leap forward in […]
Editorial Cartoon: Last seen at Bruin Plate
Submission: EngageWell initiative overlooked in addressing college campus loneliness
UCLA, like any university, has a loneliness problem. Loneliness is a problem experienced by people of all age groups, but it is most prevalent among adolescents. This is a result of adolescence being a period when acceptance and kinship are paramount to the formation of our identities. This loneliness is only exacerbated by the stress […]