Friday, July 3

Editorial: ASUCLA needs to interact with students to better meet consumer needs

Every business, even university stores, must adapt to consumers’ ever-changing tastes and preferences. Associated Students UCLA is no stranger to this fact. It has had to deal with instances of revenue loss for reasons ranging from from the Great Recession to the weather affecting its beverage sales, and has changed its merchandise and restaurant offerings in response. Read more...



Sandra Wenceslao: Music shows should employ help centers for audience mental safety

Most people expect a free-flowing environment and a couple hours reprieve at a concert. However, in the case of Darshika Kumar, a second-year psychobiology student, her experience was far from the easy-going reprieve she was expecting. Read more...

Photo: Concerts and music shows, such as Bruin Bash, need to not only provide for audience members’ physical needs but also their mental health needs through hot-lines and help centers. (Daily Bruin file photo)





Jasmine Aquino: Professors should incorporate common book themes in class curriculums

If you’ve been a new student at UCLA, you’ve been encouraged to read a “common book.” The UCLA common book aims to connect new incoming students – both freshmen and transfers – faster than you can judge a book by its cover. Read more...

Photo: Ta-Nehisi Coates is the author of “Between the World and Me,” which has been selected as this year’s common book. (Courtesy of Montesbradley via Wikimedia Commons)