Boom-and-bust cycles are no fun. Just ask the one person in 10 who was unemployed at the height of the recent recession. UCLA’s student body learned this lesson firsthand last year. Read more...
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January 7, 12:19 am
Ryan Nelson: Courses would benefit from hands-on education
As students, we are no strangers to the effects of budget cuts and their potential impact on our classrooms. Larger lectures, more students and fewer academic options have all been results of fiscal ineptitude on the part of both state and school, reflections of California’s economic troubles. Read more...
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December 9, 11:07 pm
Maia Ferdman: SB 1172 a stepping stone for gay rights, modernity
Although public attention to the gay rights movement has largely centered around the issue of gay marriage and the place of gay men and women in the military, Senate Bill 1172 puts California at the forefront of yet another frontier of the gay rights movement. Read more...
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December 2, 11:06 pm
Eitan Arom: USAC funding should be directed at all students
Had John Wooden lived another four months and ten days, he would have been able to attend "Wooden Day", a campus-wide celebration that marked his 100th birthday. Read more...
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November 29, 11:34 pm
Maia Ferdman: Syllabus previews would help students
Enrolling for classes can often be a crap shoot "“ if a class is open, there is no telling what it will really be like and if it is closed, there is no telling when or if the waitlist will open. Read more...
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November 29, 12:00 am
Alexandra Tashman: _Resources for rape victims need higher visibility_
UCLA is home to one of the best rape treatment centers in the nation, and has a number of well-organized and well-funded resources for survivors, including psychological counseling and medical care. Read more...
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SOURCES: New York Times Health; Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network; Rape Victim Advocacy Program
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November 27, 11:50 pm
Lucas Bensley: __Hiring full-time lecturers is a viable alternative__
Universities have traditionally offered a clear path to a professional academic career: muddle through graduate school, work as an assistant professor, and then finally reach the golden apple, tenure. Read more...