This post was updated Oct. 19 at 2:42 p.m. International students may travel the globe for an education. But it won’t be customs or connecting flights that stop them up – more likely, it will be a convoluted mess of tax forms. Read more...
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October 17, 10:51 pm
Students deserve to know more about potential threats to ride-share safety
Your Lyft might be arriving in five minutes, but students might have to wait longer for safety reforms on ride-share apps. This October, UCLA and Lyft announced a partnership that would provide students a flat-fare fee for the second year in a row. Read more...
Photo: (Clara Vamvulescu/Daily Bruin)
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October 16, 11:41 pm
Housing app fails to break the spin cycle of lacking services on the Hill
New year, same old failure of the Hill to accommodate its students. As UCLA freshmen have begun to enjoy the first few weeks of living away from their parents, sophomores and juniors returning to the Hill have prepared themselves for another year of ignored and unresolved issues that make them wish they were living with three other people in an overpriced Westwood apartment. Read more...
Photo: (Muling Shi/Daily Bruin)
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October 15, 11:21 pm
UCLA needs to offer more study abroad opportunities geared toward STEM students
On Oct. 8, hundreds of wide-eyed students filed into the Study Abroad Fair, picking up dozens of flyers and writing their emails on every list they could find on their way to class. Read more...
Photo: A widespread belief that only humanities students can study abroad should push UCLA to accommodate students of all majors who wish to participate in the program. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)
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October 15, 11:12 pm
Discussions on race and equity could foster a more understanding, diverse community
From race to culture and creed, there are so many ways to describe our identities, and it can easily feel as if who we are boils down to a laundry list of terms at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Local government-led initiatives like embRACE LA should inspire UCLA to conduct and promote campus events to openly have conversations about issues of diversity, equity and inclusion.(Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 14, 10:46 pm
Opinion editors: UCLA has resources to steer students away from vaping, and it should use them
UCLA is going up in smoke. But hold the flames – that’s so 1950s. Often referred to as an epidemic, vaping has hit college campuses hard. Read more...
Photo: Research, academia and knowledge have not yet made their way to e-cigarette usage and its potential for long-term harmful effects on humans. UCLA, a research-first university, should get ahead of the issue and conduct research on extensive vape usage and lung damage. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
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October 14, 10:38 pm
Hazing can happen outside Greek life, so training to deal with it should too
The IFC may stand for Interfraternity Council, but its letters reflect a more accurate namesake: Inevitably Fueling Controversy. Between hazing and initiation, the tradition of secrecy is long-standing in the Greek community. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin)