Once a quarter, every student at UCLA receives an entertaining email about Chancellor Gene Block’s student office hour. Although there are good intentions behind the idea of meeting with students personally to talk about campus issues, designating only a single hour to accommodate thousands of students is laughable. Even if a student does want to […]
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Shani Shahmoon: UCLA should allow alumni free access to BruinView
College graduates are facing a drastically different job market than the one that existed when our parents went to school. Where before someone might have begun working after graduation in the same company they would one day retire in, now, it is not uncommon for students to jump from job to job throughout their 20s. […]
Kunal Patel: Students should back Napolitano in funding dispute, keep UC accessible
As the deadline to pass the California State Budget approaches in June, the high-stakes game of political chicken between University of California President Janet Napolitano and Gov. Jerry Brown is heating up. Napolitano is leveraging a tuition hike that can be entirely prevented if Brown increases funding to the UC by an additional $100 million […]
Yiwei Sun: Benefits from flipped courses far outweigh concerns
Unlike my other classes, which require me to show up nearly an hour early to secure a seat so that I don’t have to sit on the cold floor, Linguistics 1 allows me to grab a leisurely cup of coffee and take my time to load the online lecture on my laptop. Linguistics 1 is […]
Submission: UCLA community must speak up against bus route changes
Our UCLA community prides itself on its commitment to environmental sustainability and inclusion. Both of these commitments, however, are being challenged by bus changes that will impact thousands of the university’s students, staff and faculty. As Metro’s Expo Line moves west, bus lines on the Westside are being changed and we need to speak up […]
Ryan Nelson: Dichotomy of practical, liberal education unnecessary, unproductive
Before he ever tried to tear down a wall, former president Ronald Reagan had a much more local foe: the University of California. Forty-eight years ago this past Saturday, the conservative California governor delivered a stirring sermon: The state budget was tight, education was expensive, and people shouldn’t be given “intellectual luxuries” on the state […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Diversity vice chancellor position must prioritize students
When students try to communicate with school administrators, their grievances often fall on deaf ears. The appointment of a new administrator, however, has a chance to initiate a paradigm shift. The search for UCLA’s first vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion will approach its end next quarter. So far, three candidates have visited campus […]