UCLA celebrated the early fulfillment of The Centennial Campaign for UCLA’s fundraising goal July 25. More than $4 billion has been raised from private sources since 2014, and the university will continue its fundraising campaign through 2019. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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August 19, 11:09 pm
Submission: UCLA’s fundraising success will not benefit students, workers
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 13, 12:38 am
Cade Mallett: UCLA students should have fairer opportunities to engage in the gig economy
The sharing economy, the brainchild of tech-savvy capitalism, has opened up several new streams of passive income for those in the know. Ironically, though, those who want to find themselves in this know experience some of the most ardent resistance from universities. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 13, 12:35 am
Editorial: Summer stats speak to inadequate and shortsighted California climate policy
Record-breaking temperatures have put a spotlight on the dangerous conditions California’s lackluster regulations fail to combat – and the heat is on for state policymakers. The Mendocino Complex fire and Carr fire are currently raging through Northern California, and the latter has already destroyed or damaged more than 1,000 structures and 100,000 acres of land. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 5, 10:56 pm
Tabatha Lewis: Funding for student advocates should come from UC, not from students themselves
This post was updated Aug. 15 at 4:44 p.m. Some things you can buy with $100,000 include a Tesla, a condo or a speedboat – but not the four years at UCLA you invest in hopes of better career prospects. Read more...
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Editorials, Opinion
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August 5, 10:53 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s disregard for its librarians shows once again its exploitation of workers
UCLA’s Powell Library and Charles E. Young Research Library turn 89 and 54 respectively this year. If only the jobs of the librarians working in those buildings had that kind of permanence. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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July 29, 11:23 pm
Selby Kia: Emphasis on creativity in STEM would boost student interest
We’ve all heard the stereotype: South Campus students are formulaic, mechanical and unappreciative of creativity. And North Campus students? Well, they’re apparently the opposite, but might have a harder time finding employment when they graduate. Read more...
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Community, Opinion
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July 29, 11:18 pm
Submission: UCLA Library’s reliance on temporary workers is inefficient, unethical
I was hired by an affiliated unit of UCLA Library in 2011 on a three-year temporary contract. I was glad to be working full time after earning my master’s degree in library and information science in 2009 from UCLA. Read more...