When you have to handle financial aid for more than 45,000 students, something is bound to go wrong. For proof of that, look to UCLA’s financial aid office – a demonstration that you can’t trust anyone. Read more...
Photo: (Angela Song/Daily Bruin)
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January 21, 10:36 pm
LAUSD’s refusal to heed teachers’ concerns shows its skewed priorities
“La educación no se vende, se defiende.” Education isn’t sold, it’s defended. That was just one of the many signs teachers carried at Friday’s United Teachers Los Angeles rally in front of City Hall. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles Unified School District schools are at a standstill as the teachers’ union strikes for more educational resources from administrators. The fight is one we should all be supporting. (Catherine Montgomery/Daily Bruin)
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January 17, 9:40 pm
Federal financial aid policy hinders off-campus students from paying rent on time
Jan. 1. New year, new you, right? All that’s on your mind is that it’s time to start eating at Bruin Plate and hitting up the Bruin Fitness Center regularly. Read more...
Photo: Many students rely on private loans to pay for housing, but the disbursement times don’t line up with when rent is due for non-UCLA housing. This is due to federal regulations not being flexible and not taking into account how students actually use private loans. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)
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January 17, 9:38 pm
UC chancellors’ decision to thwart academic boycotts protects free speech
In December, the University of California’s 10 chancellors all made a decision to promote and preserve intellectual pursuit over a political agenda. It was the right one. Read more...
Photo: The University of California’s 10 chancellors unanimously opposed the proposed academic boycotts against Israel. This is a victory for intellectual freedom over political agendas.(Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)
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January 16, 10:30 pm
Required diversity, inclusion statements unfairly bias UCLA hiring process
In an effort to promote diversity, UCLA might just be doing the opposite. The university enacted a policy in May that requires all faculty candidates to submit an equity, diversity and inclusion statement as part of their application. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s requirement that faculty candidates must submit an equity, diversity and inclusion statement changes the hiring process to be about idealogical activism rather than merit. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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January 15, 10:46 pm
Establishing a creative writing minor will expand possibilities for UCLA students
Imagination is a hard thing to come by in one’s undergraduate studies. Putting pen to paper to write something imaginative can be even harder. Right from the start, incoming students are made to fulfill general education requirements, including science and English literature courses, as well as a bevy of other courses, to complete their major. Read more...
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January 14, 11:31 pm
California lawyer hopefuls disadvantaged by unnecessarily high cut score
The bar is set too high for law students trying to pass the California bar exam. And the reasons are bafflingly pointless. In order to be a practicing lawyer in California, one must pass the bar exam, a multiday test consisting of multiple choice and essay questions, to be licensed by the state. Read more...
Photo: The cut score for passing the California bar exam is unreasonably high. This results in low passing rates in the state, which hinder perfectly capable students from starting their law careers. (Daily Bruin file photo)