This column represents the first in a series on the diversity requirement at UCLA. This week, columnist Anastasia Lukianchikov explores both the good and bad of the requirement, and argues that with some enhancements, it can be a powerful force for good on the campus. Read more...
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Prospective UCLA students can read in large blue letters on the institution’s website: “We’re decidedly different.” When UCLA brands its name to these prospective students as a progressive environment, it may be true of UCLA’s student population, but not the faculty. Read more...
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Before moving from the Hill to an off-campus apartment, I never imagined that food security would be an issue for me. However, I have become increasingly concerned that I can’t afford to spend $7 on a balanced meal and can’t eat fast food every day for lower costs. Read more...
While it is unarguable that the University of California’s measures over the past 18 months to improve the handling of cases of sexual misconduct and assault are comprehensive, the process could easily benefit by further centralization of procedures across every UC campus. Read more...
At UCLA, students seeking Plan B might need a literal plan B if they’re trying to buy the pill on the weekends. Bruins have a variety of options when purchasing the Plan B pill, an emergency contraceptive pill women can take up to 72 hours after unprotected sex that largely reduces or prevents the chances of pregnancy. Read more...
Westwood Boulevard 2.0: where bicyclists ride in their own lane beside wide and smooth sidewalks, shaded outdoor patios surround fully occupied restaurants and shops, and exercise stations, small library stands and charging docks stand on street corners. Read more...
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The vibrant lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community resources are nothing but a shadow hidden behind tons of other resources on campus. That shadow is cast as early as New Student Orientation. Read more...
