When I first heard about UCLA Ally Week, I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. It’s not that I don’t believe fervently in supporting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Rather, it seemed to me that having an “ally” week was like having a “pat yourself on the back” week. Turns out, I was […]
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UCLA Athletics releases renderings of new football training facility
UCLA Athletics released the first concept images of its future Football Performance Center Wednesday morning.
Chloe Lew: ‘Save Our Streets’ proposal effective for sidewalk repair
The city of Los Angeles has a 4,600-mile-long problem with broken sidewalks. Although it’s been 40 years since the city set out to repair tree-damaged sidewalks, the Los Angeles City Council as well as ruffled local pedestrians are still all talk, no walk. In February, the city council took a baby step in allocating $10 […]
UCLA football team may benefit from position shuffling
The key to Kennedy Polamalu‘s biggest project may just be an Oakland Raider. The new UCLA running backs coach has made a routine of pleading with coach Jim Mora to have sophomore outside linebacker Myles Jack spend time at running back to no avail. But a player he used to coach – Oakland’s Maurice Jones-Drew, […]
Natalie Delgadillo: New USAC position would not meet transfer student needs
Throughout the year the undergraduate student government has needed prodding from students (myself included) to move on several important issues: reforming the general representative position, appointing the election board chair and owning up to its stipend blunder. But some occasions call for a more measured approach. A constitutional amendment coming to the spring elections ballotis […]
Ryan Nelson: Income-based repayment shows promise for use by state school systems
Who wants to invest in Ryan Nelson Inc.? I’m tall, healthy, studying environmental sciences at UCLA, and have a knack for recalling David Duchovny and Marvel comic book trivia. Thanks to an effort by companies such as Pave and Upstart, a newly established marketplace allows people to invest in other people, instead of stocks, that […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Arts referendum funding must go to students, not USAC
The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. A work of art doesn’t have to have a specific or particular meaning. But a referendum seeking to fund the arts does. A referendum on the ballot for the upcoming Undergraduate […]