It’s no secret that attending college is more expensive than it’s ever been. As a public institution, UCLA has tried to be affordable to students regardless of their socio-economic status. Read more...

Photo: Federal student aid is meant to make college affordable to students of all socioeconomic backgrounds. Instead, it might just be making education even more unaffordable. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)

UCLA objectively trumps many universities in most regards – but there are some things that we can learn from other schools. Providing good career services, for example. Read more...

Photo: North Campus classes generally focus on subject-matter mastery, rather than preparing students for careers in industry. This and a series of limited services from UCLA Career Center hinder Bruins from being career-ready as they graduate from the top public university. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Westwood may seem safe on the surface, but, as any student could tell you, it’s an academic wild west. Like a stray bullet in the midst of a bar fight, this student was hit by a painful surprise this quarter: an $80 charge for a course reader. Read more...

Photo: Course Reader Material is one of the locations students can buy course readers their professors require for class. But despite providing students their required reading, this doesn’t justify their high costs caused by licensing issues. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)