Gyanam Mahajan, lecturer and language program coordinator for the UCLA South and Southeast Asian languages and cultures, always starts the first day of class with a joke: What do you call a person who speaks three languages? Trilingual. What do you call a person who speaks two languages? Bilingual. What do you call a person who speaks one? American. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 16, 12:45 am
UCLA should encourage students to go beyond the minimal foreign language requirement
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 14, 11:18 pm
Interns running on empty: U.S. Labor Department should update its standards to protect unpaid interns
As spring quarter approaches, many UCLA students will be scrambling to apply for those coveted intern positions that require them to work all summer "“ for no paycheck. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 13, 12:43 am
In the know: Obama's Contraception Promise
What began as a federal initiative to provide free health care services and contraception to women in government-run health insurance plans has now manifested into political tension between church and state. Read more...
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February 10, 12:43 am
UC’s generous $200 million loan to the state will reap rewards in the long run
California needs to find cash soon, according to a letter to Congress from the California State Controller John Chiang. To track down these funds, the state has come up with some creative options, including borrowing from the University of California. Read more...
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February 8, 11:57 pm
UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services deserves more funding for the care it provides
Sexual assaults are an unfortunately common occurrence on college campuses. One in five college women will be sexually assaulted at some point during her undergraduate career. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 8, 12:21 am
In the know: Proposition 8 overturned
The church bells aren't ringing yet for same-sex couples in California, but a federal court of appeals ruled Tuesday that Proposition 8, the ballot measure banning same-sex marriages, was unconstitutional and should be repealed. Read more...
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February 8, 12:18 am
Student loans from federal funding conceal tuition hikes, increase debt
Bruins, do not fear. In his State of the Union address and subsequent visit to the University of Michigan, President Obama threatened to withdraw funding to universities that are unable to prevent endless tuition increases. Read more...