Students soon won’t be the only ones in the University of California system worrying about their grades. The UC Student Association is planning to release a UC Regent Report Card, which will annually grade the performance of members of the UC Board of Regents based on their transparency and votes on issues that affect students, as well as how often they interact with students. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 18, 12:55 am
UCLA should increase access to clubs by providing improved online resources
The defining UCLA experience is trying to avoid organizations flyering on Bruin Walk. Clubs must accost students as they head to class or swarm Dickson Plaza each fall for the Enormous Activities Fair to ensure everyone knows they exist. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 18, 12:53 am
ASUCLA should remedy drop in textbook sales by stocking fewer books
With textbook sales at Ackerman Union declining, Associated Students UCLA has taken the concept of nonprofit a bit literally. ASUCLA, a nonprofit, student-run organization that oversees on-campus retail sales and the student union building, is expected to lose more than $1 million this fiscal year. Read more...
Photo: Associated Students UCLA forecasts it will lose more than one million dollars over this fiscal year. The association pointed towards decreasing textbook sales and an increase in the minimum wage as the main drivers behind these losses. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 16, 10:18 pm
Jacqueline Alvarez: UCLA should offer a traditional business curriculum for undergraduates
Aspiring entrepreneurs beware: Don’t bother coming to UCLA as an undergraduate if you want a business degree. UCLA boasts a world-renowned business and management school and recently secured the title of “No. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 16, 10:17 pm
Submission: UCLA professor must dissociate organization from allegedly racist ties
I recently came across UCLA research professor and president of Californians for Population Stabilization Benjamin Zuckerman’s response to an alumnus’ call to leave hate out of the immigration debate in the United States. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 16, 1:16 am
Selby Kia: Absolute grade scale could curb bell curve’s detrimental effects
At UCLA, for whom the bell curve tolls depends on the professor and not much else. The bell curve, a statistical measure of grading, assesses students’ academic performance relative to other students in the class. Read more...
Photo: Bell curves do not account for the variety of circumstances students face. Professors might not be able to accommodate every student’s experience, but implementing an absolute grading scale would give disadvantaged students a better shot at securing the grade they deserve. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)
Editorials, Opinion
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October 16, 1:15 am
Editorial: MyUCLA multifactor authentication necessary to improve online security
A safer campus starts online. UCLA announced that all campus workers, including faculty, staff and student employees, must enroll by Oct. 31 in a multifactor authentication system to log into their MyUCLA accounts. Read more...