Admission into a top-20 ranked medical school is notoriously difficult – acceptance rates hover around 1.8 percent to 3.9 percent. But for many pre-med students at UCLA, gaining access to student shadowing opportunities can seem just as challenging. Read more...
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October 2, 10:44 pm
Pravin Visakan: California labor unions must stop combating climate change bills
Imagine a state senator stepping up in the final days of California’s legislative session to present his bill to revolutionize the Californian energy sector. Unbeknownst to him, union representatives are preparing to sabotage it. Read more...
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October 2, 10:42 pm
Clea Wurster: More sexual violence awareness training must be required on the Hill
Bruins, get ready to enter the “red zone.” No, this isn’t another campus tradition like Bruin Bash or the Enormous Activities Fair. Rather, the “red zone” is a term used by sexual assault researchers to describe a six-week period each fall when increased numbers of first-year female students experience sexual violence. Read more...
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September 28, 10:40 pm
Scott Bays: Attack on affirmative action is designed to appease conservatives
Those who worry some applicants receive unfair advantages in the college admissions process, have no fear. America’s legacy-admission-in-chief, President Donald Trump, and his administration are here to save the day. Read more...
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September 21, 7:51 pm
Selby Kia: Undeclared students could use more guidance when choosing a major
“What’s your major?” Incoming students, beware. This is one of the most-asked questions of college students, and, for undecided students, the most dread inducing. Each year, many freshman applicants apply as undeclared students to test the waters before declaring a specific major. Read more...
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September 21, 7:51 pm
Mariah Furtek: UCLA undergrads can benefit from database of service-based positions
Fall quarter is fast approaching, and students will find themselves flooded with back-to-school sale emails from Bed, Bath & Beyond and the familiar sense of dread that they didn’t make the most of their summer breaks. Read more...
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September 21, 7:48 pm
Gael Adrien Mbama: HIV laws must be modernized to prevent further stigmatization
More than 119,589 people diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus live in California. That diagnosis alone has allowed these people to be stigmatized and receive unfair treatment under the law. Read more...
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