It may seem idealistic, but the campaign Israel Loves Iran claims that peace in the Middle East is just a friend request away. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 30, 12:59 am
Maia Ferdman: Israel Loves Iran uses social media to transcend borders
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 27, 1:09 am
Natalie Delgadillo: Large-scale Volunteer Day fails to provide meaningful experience
My first experience as a volunteer at UCLA involved very little volunteering and lots of awkwardly standing around. I was supposed to be repainting fences for polo ponies at UCLA's annual Volunteer Day, but the thing I remember most about that day is not doing much of anything at all. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students help beautify a site at Volunteer Day by planting greenery around a fence. Over 6,500 students were sent to 52 sites around Los Angeles to work on projects like gardening, raking leaves at Griffith Park and handing out school supplies and spending time with children at elementary schools. This year was the fifth annual Volunteer Day, organized by UCLA’s Volunteer Center, which aims to keep students doing service work throughout the year.
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 26, 2:17 am
Ryan Nelson: Financial literacy course should replace GE class
Many students are graduating from UCLA with a poor grasp on the skills necessary to survive in the world’s financial market. In Sunday’s Registration Issue, I recommended that financial literacy be worked into UCLA’s General Education curriculum. Read more...
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September 23, 11:49 am
Alexandra Tashman: Activism should refocus on public speech, tangible goals
Last summer, I took my politically inclined younger sister to her first protest, and suffice it to say she was less than impressed. Read more...
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September 22, 12:00 am
Zoey Freedman: Napolitano needs time to prove she will listen to students
University of California President Janet Napolitano hasn’t come into office yet, but she is already facing an uphill battle to prove herself to students. After toying with the idea of a vote of no confidence in Napolitano, Associated Students University of California, UC Berkeley’s undergraduate student government, passed a measure called “A Bill in Support of Undocumented Students and Immigrant Communities,” which calls for Napolitano to fulfill a list of student demands by the third week of October. Read more...
Photo: Janet Napolitano will assume the office of UC president this month.
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 22, 12:00 am
Maia Ferdman: Israeli-Palestinian conflict needs respect on both sides
Ron Kehrmann’s 17-year-old daughter Tal loved camels. For almost a decade Ron has worn a camel-shaped pin as an excuse to talk about Tal, who was killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, Israel in 2003. Read more...
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September 22, 12:00 am
Ryan Nelson: Financial literacy course should prepare students for life
Sometimes I wish I were as smart the E*TRADE baby. That’s not meant to be a joke, either. When you see the investment firm’s ads on TV, the message isn’t subtle: Our financial tools are so good, a baby can use them and be successful. Read more...