In what has been dubbed as "Student Speak Out," law students from UCLA assembled in the hallway of the Law School to inform their peers of discrimination and antagonism of minorities behind the scenes. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 12, 11:37 pm
The personal take of “˜Student Speak Out’ effectively addresses antagonism
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 12, 12:16 am
Students need to engage in a more meaningful debate on “˜Kony 2012′ that goes beyond social media
As a college student with a Facebook account, I heard about the "Kony 2012" campaign the night it launched. The 30-minute video, created by Invisible Children, a nonprofit organization that seeks to educate people about the crimes committed by the Lord's Resistance Army in Central Africa, spread faster than any other Internet video in history. Read more...
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April 11, 1:48 am
Computer science GE should be required
You have probably heard the cliche story about how a rudimentary general education course was so captivating that it caused a student to switch majors and career paths. Read more...
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April 10, 7:09 am
The Risk of Rushing: Students on the fast track to graduation lose out on experiences, opportunities available at UCLA
Around eighth week, the familiar murmurs of "This quarter went by too fast!" start to echo around campus. A course that seemed like it would be a slow, arduous trek at the beginning of the quarter feels like a sprint. As a consequence of the quarter system, Bruins are always rushing. Read more...
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April 8, 11:25 pm
Curriculum should include alternate viewpoints to mainstream economic thought
Presidential candidate Ron Paul spoke to a crowd of more than 5,000 at UCLA on Wednesday, presenting economic views he claimed you won't often find in the classroom. Read more...
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April 3, 12:53 am
Proposed Luskin Conference Center eats up funds that can go to students more directly
The concept of a building in which visiting scholars, professors, world-class researchers and other academics can stay, meet and hold conferences on UCLA's campus is undeniably appealing. But is that really how the proposed UCLA hotel, the Luskin Conference and Guest Center, would function? Read more...
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March 19, 11:18 am
Smoking ban in university apartments unreasonable
A ban in November on smoking in or near University of California medical centers began a string of planned changes in smoking policy for the UC system. Read more...