A few weeks ago, a UCLA professor asked international students to stay behind after class. He told them how rigorous their writing-intensive English Composition 3 course was and that they should feel comfortable dropping the class if they didn’t feel prepared for the writing standards of the class. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 14, 10:29 pm
Submission: State rhetoric about international students is antithetical to its values
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 14, 10:29 pm
Mariah Furtek: CCLE course webpages should include forum for creating study groups
The sky outside your dorm window darkens and the words on the textbook page begin to swim together. It’s midterm season, but you can feel comprehension slipping away – you need a study buddy even more than your next dose of caffeine. Read more...
Photo: UCLA is a big place, and forming study groups for lecture-based courses – especially those with large class sizes – can be a struggle. UCLA’s CCLE website team should include a study group forum on the site to make it easier for students to coordinate group study sessions. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 13, 10:36 pm
Scott Bays: Road safety awareness campaign should address pedestrians, cyclists
I almost witnessed a death on my walk to class one morning in the spring. A student riding a skateboard was zipping down De Neve Drive through the middle of the empty road rather than on the designated bike lane. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Transportation recently lowered the campus speed limit for vehicles to 20 miles per hour and has placed flags across campus to ensure motorists are aware of the change. It should also run a similar campaign to raise safety awareness among cyclists and pedestrians. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 13, 10:33 pm
Sandra Wenceslao: UCLA should join campaign to reduce plastic water bottle usage
As other universities across California work to reduce plastic consumption, UCLA is falling behind. Read more...
Photo: (Amy Fang/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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November 12, 11:20 pm
Submission: Bruins should assemble to protect funding for Pell, Cal Grants
Today, more than 7 million students, including 39 percent of Bruins, rely on Federal Pell Grants to help pay for college. However, Congress has proposed a $3.3 billion cut to Pell Grant funding for the 2018 fiscal year. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 12, 11:16 pm
Letter to the Editor: Free speech center plans to fully engage campuses, students
Keshav Tadimeti’s recent Opinion column about the University of California’s new National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, titled “New free speech center should be proactive, localize campus operations,” downplays the extent to which the center and its fellows will engage with UC students and campuses. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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November 12, 11:14 pm
Editorial: UCLA community should care about new Westwood council proposal
If a proposal to reshape Westwood’s governance succeeds, local politics could get a bit personal. Undergraduate and graduate student leaders at UCLA announced a plan Wednesday to create a new neighborhood council to advise the Los Angeles City Council on matters regarding UCLA’s campus, Westwood Village and the North Village. Read more...