This post was updated May 16 at 9:18 p.m. It is the morning of a student’s final exam during winter quarter, and unfortunately, they wake up with a 104-degree fever. Read more...
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May 11, 9:12 pm
Opinion: My grandmother brought realization of education as a privilege, not a burden
“How are Manahil’s grades? Has she been studying?” These were always my grandmother’s first words during her daily phone calls with my mom. Despite all of her children pursuing professional degrees and her husband being a colonel in the Pakistan army, my grandmother never attended college. Read more...
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May 7, 8:41 pm
Opinion: Bruins must fight for alumnus Eyvin Hernandez’s release from wrongful detainment
With UCLA alumnus Eyvin Hernandez’s wrongful detention in Venezuela recently passing the one-year mark, his plea for a safe return home seems to have been ignored by the United States government. Read more...
Photo: Eyvin Hernandez is pictured in a family photo during his graduation from the UCLA School of Law in 2005. Hernandez has been detained in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, since his disappearance in March 2022. (Courtesy of Henry Martinez)
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May 4, 9:33 pm
The Future: In Information Age, Generation Z must remain politically active
The future of Generation Z in politics becomes more promising every election cycle. As a new generation grows up in the Information Age – the introduction of the vastness of the internet and technologies thereafter – a renewed optimism is brought into a deeply cynical world. Read more...
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May 4, 9:24 pm
The Future: Utopian fiction preserves hope in media saturated with violent, dark narratives
When was the last time you saw a piece of science fiction depict a future you actually wanted to live in? Maybe there’s the idealized version of 2015 in “Back to the Future Part II” that Marty McFly visits, complete with hoverboards and a 19th movie in the “Jaws” franchise. Read more...
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May 4, 9:17 pm
The Future: Existential threats must be understood and addressed to navigate future
People across the world have been faced with the seemingly ever-present fears of a global pandemic, climate change, mass shooting threats and international warfare – and that’s just within the past few years. Read more...
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May 4, 9:09 pm
The Future: Incorporation of AI in classrooms will facilitate innovation
From the internet to the first handheld laptop, each revolutionary technology almost seems trivial in comparison to its successors decades later. The latest emergence of artificial intelligence is undoubtedly a testament to this notion. Read more...
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