I’ll never forget how I felt walking around campus during zero week. I had just decided I wanted to attend medical school and couldn’t help but be amazed by the sheer number of health-related clubs, organizations and informational events on campus. I thought it would be easy to find health-related activities that would catch my […]
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Stuart Key: Los Angeles should be wary of incurring expensive Olympics debt
As it turns out, Los Angeles’s new love for sports does not end with acquiring the Rams and Chargers to play football. Los Angeles has its sights set on a bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, and is in competition with Budapest and Paris. It has a solid chance – an Eiffel tower backdrop […]
Abhishek Shetty: UCLA Housing should change housing lottery into waitlist format
If you’ve ever felt your housing application has been a hassle, then spare a moment for the fourth-year students trying to get into university housing. Fourth-year students who want to live in university-owned housing have to enter a lottery to get into the few available spots in both residence halls and university-owned apartments. The majority […]
Keshav Tadimeti: Inactivity of USAC officers prevents council’s success
Winter has come for the undergraduate student government. With the fall quarter learning curve behind us, the cycle will begin anew: Undergraduate Students Association Council officers will begin to feel the heat and scramble to cross off items on their to-do lists, awaiting end-of-term evaluations and the ever-looming spring quarter election. But, despite this soon-to-develop […]
Clea Wurster: Student protests must outline clear purpose in order to be effective
“Violent” is the buzzword used to describe left-leaning protesters who speak out against President Donald Trump and those like him. On Wednesday, UC Berkeley protesters epitomized the failures of the student left’s response to the harmful rhetoric employed by conservatives. UC Berkeley students held a peaceful demonstration to protest Milo Yiannopoulos’ event, but violence ensued […]
Pravin Visakan: Westwood’s alcohol permit process needs improvement
For students, the absence of alcohol doesn’t have to mean a bad time. But for many businesses, the inability to sell beer, wine or distilled spirits can end the party before it even begins. The city of Los Angeles is not known for its simple and efficient bureaucracy. On top of a permit process by […]
Gael Adrien Mbama: UCLA must create, promote Adderall abuse aid programs
With midterm season fast approaching, Adderall continues to tempt students as an easy answer to academic stress. Many college students throughout the country will be relying on Adderall, a form of amphetamine, to get through deadlines, essays and exams. The drug is prescribed to people who suffer from attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity […]