School seminars and parental advice were always big on one fact: Don’t get into cars with strangers. Today, it’s just another way to get around. But these services still come with dangers – labor and safety ones. Los Angeles has taken some initial steps to take over-reaching companies to the curb. On Feb. 28, the […]
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Standardized testing fails to reflect holistic achievement of college applicants
Applying to attend the country’s No. 1 public university doesn’t just mean being a student. Sometimes, it also entails beating a system meant to work against you. The phrase of the day is standardized tests. Standardized tests like the SAT are required of students all over the world hoping to be admitted to the University […]
UCLA wants to halve global depression by 2050. It should start with its students.
What happens when visionaries in science and scholarship unite with the community to solve one giant global problem? Apparently, a few vague promises touted as solutions. UCLA has a set of programs called Grand Challenges, which exist as a long-term set of projects involving faculty and students to tackle world problems ranging from sustainability to […]
Unproductive school-sponsored veteran facilities need to be held accountable
No community in Los Angeles faces the challenges veterans do. Their scars, mental and physical, make reintegration into civilian life a daily struggle. But what’s worse than not helping them is agreeing to and then giving them the cold shoulder. Congress passed a law in 2016 allowing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to lease […]
Lack of study spaces at UCLA imposes unnecessary stress on students
There’s truly no worse feeling than mustering up enough energy to carry your bag filled with books to a study spot on campus, only to find hundreds of other students had the same idea. It’s all too common for students to feel angered by the lack of spaces to complete their work on campus or […]
UCLA needs to address housing availability with its fast-growing student body
UCLA is playing Jenga with students. And soon enough, it’ll all come crashing down. UCLA’s large undergraduate population warrants the need for additional housing. More accessible housing has long been something both the administration and student body have agreed on. New housing projects have swelled to match the campus’ growing student body. Upcoming housing projects […]
Elitism of finance, consulting clubs hinders sense of community among business students
Prospective students come to UCLA after constantly being told how open and welcoming the campus is to students with different backgrounds. Building a community, we’re told, is as simple as banding together with like-minded people your age. Too bad it’s a group of elitist clubs if you’re interested in consulting or finance. Students eager to […]