UCLA prides itself on having a student population with diverse backgrounds and identities. But for students of Middle Eastern and North African descent, those lines dictating diversity are blurred. Read more...

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Imagine being asked how to navigate Boelter Hall if you can’t even find Royce Hall. That’s equivalent to the lofty challenge students at UCLA face when they arrive for New Student Orientation. Read more...

Photo: New Student Orientation won’t help answer first-generation college students’ worries about heading into a four-year university. A specialized orientation that can answer and alleviate the concerns of first-gen students can help ease their transition into college. (Daily Bruin file photo)

The Varsity Blues college admissions scandal of 2019 is the gift that keeps on giving. The stories and media hysteria surrounding the affluent parents who paid for their kids’ admission to prestigious universities were all anyone could talk about last year. Read more...

Photo: The University of California’s poor oversight allowed for unqualified students to enroll as student athletes, and even then, those students often failed to fulfill their obligation. Allowing these students to game the system took opportunities away from more deserving student-athletes nationwide.

An employer should not fire an employee for attempting to have an honest discussion. But that’s unlikely to be a reality than anything else for many graduate students and workers at the University of California. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student teaching assistants at UCLA are putting their careers on the line for better living wages, but the University of California would rather terminate their jobs than entertain an honest discussion. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)

UCLA instructors are world-renowned, but, with the rise of temporary work and the gig economy, lecturers are facing more and more uncertain odds. There are two types of instructors at most universities – and the title matters. Read more...

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This post was updated March 5 at 5:39 p.m. College marks an era of learning: how to survive midterm season, how to decorate a dorm and how to live away from home for the first time. Read more...

Photo: Westwood landlords aren’t particularly bastions of fairness and respectfulness. Students must learn and exercise their own tenant rights and push back against landlords’ harmful practices. (Sofia Gonzalez/Daily Bruin)

With a laundry list of prerequisites, general education requirements, and lower-division and upper-division classes, calling enrollment an overwhelming experience might be an understatement for new students. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s enrollment system favors luck for enrollment appointment times and students feel a lack of transparency regarding what courses they need and what they have to do to stay on track. The school should put on consistent workshops to provide students with much-needed clarity.(Daily Bruin file photo)