Since the 1980s, Westwood Village has been known for its vacancies and lackluster businesses. That fact doesn’t look to be changing anytime soon, and property owners on Glendon Avenue are a big part of the problem. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 7, 10:59 pm
Clea Wurster: Study abroad program must make health care information more accessible
Joe Bruin is in Argentina with the flu, which is rendering him incapable of wandering the streets of Buenos Aires to find a doctor in a language he has a hard time grasping. Read more...
Opinion, Podcasts
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March 7, 6:47 pm
No Offense, But: City of Angels
This week on No Offense, Opinion editors Chris Campbell and Keshav Tadimeti are joined by columnist Abhishek Shetty and talk about the future of development in Los Angeles, in light of the variety of ballot measures in this week’s city elections. Read more...
Opinion, Podcasts
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March 7, 6:46 pm
No Offense, But: TAs and Kim Jong Nam
This week on No Offense, assistant Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti and columnist Abhishek Shetty talk about the shortage of teacher’s assistants in the life science and physical sciences department, and what UCLA needs to do to make sure discussion sections, well, happen. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 6, 9:20 pm
Lydiette De Jesus: Departments must meet student demand, expand classes for minors
Nothing is more stressful than seeing the class you need to graduate fill up, with no waiting list in sight. That’s the case with seniors vying for the Global Health 100: “Global Health and Development” next quarter. Read more...
Photo: Bunche Hall houses several UCLA social science departments, including the Department of Global Health. The department offers a minor, which has struggled to keep up with increased demand from students. (Erin Gong/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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March 6, 9:15 pm
Submission: Local elections are crucial to improving quality of LA’s public schools
The 2016 presidential election sparked a welcome renewal of activism and civic engagement across the country. On Tuesday, Angelenos once again have an opportunity to exercise their democratic rights by voting in local elections, which arguably have an even greater impact on our communities than national elections. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 5, 8:24 pm
Sandra Wenceslao: UCLA should add education major for undergraduate students
The newness of reading and counting in kindergarten brought my 5-year-old self a sense of excitement that only a classroom setting was able to bring forth. Read more...
Photo: The Department of Education, housed in Moore Hall, offers a minor and graduate program in education. The program should also offer a bachelor’s degree. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)