Sunday, March 1

No Offense, But: Birds and Soylent

No Offense is back after a brief break. This week, join Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti, assistant Opinion editor Abhishek Shetty and Opinion columnist Omar Said as they give the definitive, most thorough rundown of the Bird scooters that took our campus by surprise. Read more...


Submission: Unions more important than ever as Janus v. AFSCME set to weaken them

Labor unions are bad for billionaires. Which is why the United States Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME is part of an organized effort by the likes of the Koch brothers, part of an influential conservative family; Sam Walton, founder of Walmart Inc.; and the Freedom Foundation, a nonprofit, conservative think tank, to make every state a “right to work” state – a clever rhetorical disguise for getting workers to work for less. Read more...




Mariah Furtek: UCLA introductory programming classes should focus more on Python, not C++

Imagine if UCLA offered a course in building doghouses. With only 10 weeks, you would expect the class to teach students the basics needed to produce a final product – maybe focusing on how to sketch a blueprint, buy materials at Home Depot and hit hammer to nail. Read more...

Photo: UCLA should incorporate the Python program to introductory computer science courses to make computer programming more accessible to students. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)