This quarter has brought about tremendous strides in terms of our long-awaited return to campus, but it also has brought about new challenges for the UCLA dining program that have required us to be creative with our resources. Read more...
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November 25, 10:58 pm
Op-ed: Untold stories of urban Indigenous women need to be heard
This post was updated Nov. 29 at 9:45 a.m. The experiences of urban Indigenous communities remain understudied and misunderstood. I want to tell the story about the importance of Indigenous women in postwar Detroit. Read more...
Photo: UCLA assistant professor Kyle Mays shares the story of his great-grandmother Esther Shawboose Mays, a fierce advocate for Indigenous peoples in Detroit. (Courtesy of Kyle Mays. Illustration by Liseth Amaya.)
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November 10, 9:34 pm
Letter to the editor: Classrooms should allow different learning strategies, flexible screen policies
Alexandra Kaiser’s column “Opinion: Limiting technology in the classroom stunts academic growth” brought up many valid points on how professors and students at UCLA feel about laptop policies in the classroom. Read more...
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November 4, 2:00 pm
Op-ed: Reforming substance use curriculum in medical training can aid addiction treatment
This post was updated Nov. 7 at 10:50 p.m. I’ve been preparing for medical school, which, as any other pre-med knows, is quite a lot of preparation. Read more...
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October 22, 1:04 pm
Op-ed: UCLA must support interdisciplinary education through its budgeting decisions
This post was updated Oct. 27 at 11:10 p.m. This fall, UCLA launched an interdisciplinary data science initiative named DataX. Motivated by “the ever-expanding role of data in society” and backed by a $10 million seed investment, DataX will “expand opportunities for students across the disciplines,” including the creation of “interdisciplinary DataX cluster courses … accessible to students without extensive technical backgrounds.” Once the seed money runs out, the long-term success of interdisciplinary curricula initiatives like DataX depends on having a university budget model that supports interdisciplinarity. Read more...
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October 21, 9:00 pm
Op-ed: UC must amend Title IX policy to aid survivors’ personal, academic recovery
This post was updated Oct. 24 at 9:40 p.m. Editor’s note: the following op-ed contains a graphic description of sexual assault, which could be disturbing to some readers. Read more...
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October 19, 2:02 pm
Op-ed: Great ShakeOut drill is important for practicing emergency preparedness, response
In the case of an unexpected natural disaster, there is no question that practice and preparation can save lives. Thinking through an action plan in advance helps you stay more calm and focused when the real event occurs – and in Southern California, it is critical for all of us to be prepared for a number of possibilities, including earthquakes. Read more...