When a group of unions and other organizations interested in reforming the University of California decided they needed a new tactic, they did what they do best: collectivize. Last Wednesday, Take Back UC, a campaign dedicated to bringing together reform groups from across California and push for institutional change in the University, went live. The […]
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Submission: UC lags behind competitors, must invest in graduate student support
Editor’s note: The following is an open letter from the UCLA Graduate Students Association to University of California President Janet Napolitano. Dear President Napolitano, As the organization representing over 12,000 graduate and professional students studying here at UCLA, we, the Graduate Students Association of UCLA, are writing to highlight the crisis the University of California […]
Editorial Cartoon: The future of sleep
Charley Guptill: Older students deserve a more inclusive Bruin experience
Studying at UCLA is a young person’s game. The quintessential UCLA student in most people’s minds will invariably be someone aged 18 to 22. Joe Bruin, certainly, cannot be much older than 19. This understanding of our campus population should change to acknowledge older students at UCLA. While they don’t fit the stereotypical mold of a […]
Kunal Patel: Using ‘FAFSA position’ in admissions decisions is unfair
The mysterious mechanisms that kick into gear once a high school student submits his or her college application make it seem like even luck may have a part in the process. But for some schools, there is an additional criterion that students may not be aware of, which can influence whether they get in and […]
Letter to the Editor: Affirmative action assists in achieving diversity
By Paula Tavrow, Associate adjunct professor I take exception to David Cooper’s op-ed, “Race debate is misguided,” on Nov. 1. I agree with him that affirmative action fails to address one source of disparities – namely, the poor quality of schools for many minority children. However, if Cooper believes that eliminating poverty and inferior schools will […]
Ryan Nelson: Take initiative, research all options to pay off student loans
Taking out federal student loans is a lot like orderingfood at a fast-food establishment.It seems like a great option at the time, but very soon after you end up paying for your decision. But even after grace periods fade away and the impoverishing effects of student loans begin to kick in, there are concrete steps […]