A classroom alight with the blue glow of students’ computer screens projecting Facebook and Twitter is now an expected sight in UCLA lecture halls. Read more...
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January 31, 12:00 am
Maia Ferdman: College info for undocumented students needs higher visibility
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced his shifted focus on immigration reform and his plans to create new pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. His announcement reflects a growing movement in our country toward the improvement of a seemingly broken system. Read more...
Community, Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 30, 12:01 am
Alexandra Tashman: A tough race to rejuvenate Los Angeles
I’ve lived in Los Angeles my whole life and I’m proud to call myself an Angeleno. Read more...
Photo: The five leading Los Angeles mayoral candidates participated in a debate in Royce Hall on Monday. Two of the candidates will be selected in a non-partisan primary on March 5 to face off in the general election on May 21.
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January 28, 11:14 pm
Ramsey Ugarte: Students can influence politics at local level
Pension reform, bankruptcy, bureaucracy, drug legislation and inflated administrative pay. Read more...
Photo: Westwood is included in the larger District 5 area of Los Angeles. Current city councilman Paul Koretz is running against Mark Herd, a member of the Westwood Neighborhood Council, for the 5th District seat.
Community, Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 27, 11:22 pm
Megan Beck: UCLA should expand tray-free initiative to all dining halls
The campaign to dine tray-free is merely one among many as colorful placards decorate De Neve dining hall’s tables and encourage students to participate in a variety of worthy causes, from donating blood to downloading music legally. Read more...
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January 24, 10:40 pm
Eitan Arom: UCLA should foster social entrepreneurship
There are no equations scrawled on the board for the Economics 173 lecture. Read more...
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January 24, 12:00 am
Ben Powell: Mental health should be topic of talk, not taboo
Recent reductions to UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services appointments available free for students could hardly come at a worse time. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services program is cutting the number of free annual appointments for students from 12 to eight. The change comes after an unexpected jump in demand for the program’s counseling services, coupled with a shortage of staff members to fill the requests.