I’m not against the idea that young people have to give a lot of their work away for free. Even before college, volunteer work seems like a prerequisite to give off the impression of the well-rounded student for college admissions. Read more...

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Racial diversity not academically relevant Black Graduate Student Union president Therí Alyce Pickens’ Letter to the Editor (“Lack of diversity lets down students,” Viewpoint, July 3) claims that because of declining black student enrollment at UCLA, black “perspectives are not only lacking but in some cases missing altogether.” Just what exactly is this unique perspective of which Pickens speaks? Read more...

This past Thursday, the Westwood Farmers’ Market returned after being gone for 98 days. Only it wasn’t in Westwood. In fact, it wasn’t anywhere near UCLA. Read more...

“A sluttily dressed train wreck!” a man shouted from my TV. I thought I’d turned to the wrong station, but MSNBC’s logo flashed at me from the bottom-right corner. Read more...

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Lack of diversity lets down students UCLA admissions demonstrates a lack of commitment to diversity and irresponsibility toward the communities that UCLA purports to serve. The graduate admissions Web site states that “diversity is essential to producing graduates who are capable of leading a multi-cultural society.” If there is a lack of diversity within our classrooms, how can we lead such a society? Read more...