Tuesday, December 23


Opinion editors: Beverly Hills Unified’s incessant lawsuits are at Angelenos’ expense

The Beverly Hills Unified School District is like an irascible, entitled toddler: If it doesn’t get what it wants, it resorts to petulance to make its voice heard. Read more...

Photo: The Beverly Hills Unified School District filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles Metro, claiming its recent environmental report is faulty and biased. But BHUSD has little to back up this claim. (Creative Commons photo by Polylerus)


Engineering school should use student feedback to provide useful advising

There are some memories of their first year at UCLA that engineering students do not forget: the first caffeine and sports drink-fueled all-nighter, the first unabashed chant of “Cs get degrees!,” the first time they get lost in South Campus, and so on. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science requires all undergraduate engineering students to meet with a faculty adviser at least once a year. These meetings are designed to be opportunities for students to ask faculty for career or academic advice, but are often times little more than formalities for students. (Daily Bruin file photo)




UCLA common book program should expand mediums to appeal to wider audiences

Reading UCLA’s common book wasn’t all that common. But this year, that seems to be changing. The Common Book Selection Committee, which consists of faculty members, students and UCLA community members, selects a book each year they believe is noteworthy and important for students to read. Read more...

Photo: UCLA must consider nontraditional ways to increase student participation in the common book program (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin).


Avvalzameer Bhatia: CSO-operated weekend shuttle service would improve student safety

Westwood is a rather uneventful place. But when you’re walking around North Village at 1 a.m. on a Saturday, the quiet college town becomes a lot spookier. Read more...

Photo: The Community Services Officers’ programs include a van service that transports students between 7 p.m. and midnight from Monday to Thursday. However, that leaves out the days when students are most likely to go out. A CSO-operated shuttle service running between Thursday and Saturday until 2 a.m. could fill in this gap. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)



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