As the most applied-to school in the nation, UCLA is home to approximately 31,600 undergraduate students – and the number continues to grow each year. With more students entering the university, space in lecture halls is becoming more and more scarce, ultimately limiting students’ ability to have an engaging and personalized learning experience. Read more...
Photo: One larger lecture hall and one smaller lecture hall are pictured. UCLA should move to reduce class sizes. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Oct. 14 at 12:12 a.m. Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the traditions and past achievements of the Hispanic and Latino communities. Read more...
Photo: A mariachi band performs in Wilson Plaza at UCLA’s Latinx Welcome event during Hispanic Heritage Month. UCLA must do more to support Hispanic and Latino students to become a Hispanic-serving institution by 2025. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 5:27 p.m. Walking through UCLA, one can’t help but notice student workers’ impact on campus. Students working in dining halls, residential areas and tutoring centers provide countless essential resources and supply UCLA with a reliable and relatively cheap source of labor. Read more...
Photo: A student worker like first year graduate student Sunny Shah (pictured) is unable to work over 20 hours per week. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
Beyond grade school history classrooms and the insular circles of academia, public history – such as monuments, museums, historical sites and documentaries – is the principal way most people interact with and learn about history. Read more...
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“‘She Goes by They/Them’” is a recurring series by Payton Kammerer, an editor for the Opinion section. It is their goal to use this series to elevate the concerns of the LGBTQ+ community and provide an outlet for people with shared experiences to find connection and solidarity. Read more...
The student loan industrial complex systemically preys on the vulnerable. On Aug. 24, the Biden administration announced a new federal student loan forgiveness program, under which $10,000 of student loan debt for lower- and middle-class borrowers and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients will be forgiven. Read more...
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Every day, more than 10 million people get a notification that initiates two minutes of chaos. Poses are struck. Lighting is adjusted. Selfies are taken. It’s time to BeReal. Read more...
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