There is a need for a refocusing of undergraduate education away from grades and tests toward learning. Education in primary school, secondary school and undergraduate programs emphasizes assessments and ranking of students to the detriment of learning. Students aren’t becoming problem-solvers and thinkers – rather, they are becoming study machines because that’s what gets them […]
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Ara Shirinian: California budget revision would compromise quality of UC education
If the secret to good magic is misdirection, then Gov. Jerry Brown might soon be the next David Copperfield. On Thursday, Brown and University of California President Janet Napolitano announced a budget and tuition agreement as part of California’s May budget revision that will freeze tuition for the next two years for residents. This is […]
Editorial: Gov. Brown’s budget revision proves positive compromise possible
Positive news about California public university funding is a rarity these days, so Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget revision released Thursday was both a huge surprise and relief. The revision allocates $436 million to University of California’s vastly underfunded pension system over the next three years and 4-percent increases in base funding for the University each […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Nakba should be acknowledged while discussing Israel
For many Palestinians, today doesn’t mark 67 years since the Nakba, but rather 67 years of the Nakba. In 1948, an estimated 700,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homeland in what Palestinians call the Nakba, or “catastrophe,” that gave birth to the State of Israel. This tragedy has been compounded by the fact that, despite […]
Editorial: Napolitano responsible for responding to undocumented students’ demands
On the first day of the University of California summit on undocumented students last week, UC President Janet Napolitano’s opening address was cut short when a cadre of undocumented students in the audience rose from their chairs, fists in the air, and demanded recognition and restitution from a president they have never trusted. Over the […]
Travis Fife: I Heart UCLA Week falls short in addressing campus climate issues
I love 8-clapping as much as the next person, but school spirit can only get you so far. This week marks the sixth rendition of I Heart UCLA Week put on by the Student Alumni Association, and recognizing the limits of school pride is a lesson SAA can take to heart. The goal of the […]
Chloe Lew: Students must make effort to be allies in substance abuse recovery
Three years and four months sober, first-year psychology student Marissa Ericson still wakes up in the middle of the night from the same recurring dream of shooting up heroin, a drug she has never touched. For Ericson, who began drinking and smoking cigarettes at the age of 11 and underwent rehabilitation at 16, being a […]