The Undergraduate Students Association Council announced sweeping changes to its election code last month, but these changes feel a lot like plastic surgery – mainly for show and lacking substantive value. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council has revised its election code in an attempt to increase voter turnout, but such efforts won’t be enough to pique students’ interests. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Social media typically represents what a person wants to show about themselves. But sometimes, it’s also what they don’t want to be seen as. Kaplan Test Prep administered a survey that was made public Jan. Read more...
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They say it’s better the devil you know than the devil you don’t. But categorizing Chinese international students as the enemy shows that universities throughout America fail to understand either. Read more...
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Most new Bruins spend their time upon getting accepted excited for the college experience at UCLA. But for new transfer students, this excitement often gives way to anxiety surrounding the fact that they only have two years to maximize their experience. Read more...
Photo: The Transfer Student Center at UCLA has been an exceptional resource for easing transfers into the fast-paced rigors of the quarter system. Inconsistent funding from the Student Fees Allocation Committee leaves its future uncertain, causing concern for the transfer community. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
Headlines across the world have exposed the tragic horror of the spreading coronavirus in China. Unfortunately, rumors, misconceptions and xenophobia have emerged as a consequence. But as students and schools continue to ignore the line between valid concerns and xenophobic bias, Chinese students are being isolated from their rightful academic communities within the University of California. Read more...
Photo: The hysteria and misinformation surrounding the coronavirus has glorified the virus’ potential effect on the United States. At UCLA, attendance for Chinese 50: “Chinese Civilization” class was made nonmandatory for students, signaling an unfair spread of fear, hysteria and harmful rumors. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 13 at 4:15 p.m. Pick up a UCLA brochure, and you’re bound to find words like “optimism,” “inclusion” and “diversity.” But when it comes to the classroom, UCLA has a chance at making diversity mean something beyond a slogan. Read more...
Studying abroad has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl. But when I began to research how to fit a semester overseas into my four-year degree, my hopes felt like they would have to stay just that — a dream. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA-UC Education Abroad Program Credit Abroad database might just be the solution for students struggling to apply overseas units to their majors. But with departments and advisors failing to advertise this resource, students remain unsure of studying abroad. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin)
