Many students are graduating from UCLA with a poor grasp on the skills necessary to survive in the world’s financial market. In Sunday’s Registration Issue, I recommended that financial literacy be worked into UCLA’s General Education curriculum. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 26, 2:17 am
Ryan Nelson: Financial literacy course should replace GE class
Community, Opinion
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September 23, 8:07 pm
Submission: USAC should hold admin accountable to ensure student welfare
Each individual office in the Undergraduate Students Association Council does amazing work to address what we, the students, need. But in addition to the work in their individual offices, these elected representatives serve on council – a collective unit of leaders that work with each other and together to change the lives of more than 27,000 students. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 23, 11:49 am
Alexandra Tashman: Activism should refocus on public speech, tangible goals
Last summer, I took my politically inclined younger sister to her first protest, and suffice it to say she was less than impressed. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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September 22, 12:00 am
Editorial: Bruin Bash allocation should be impetus to secure sponsors
Last year, corporate sponsors chipped in about $40,000 to subsidize Bruin Bash and the Enormous Activities Fair, two high-profile welcome week events. This year, the sum is just $5,000 – a staggering drop that should prompt the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission to start earlier and work harder to secure outside funds for next year’s events. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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September 22, 12:00 am
Editorial: Court of Appeal should allow UCLA’s sale of Hannah Carter Japanese Garden
Legacies can be tricky. The Hannah Carter Japanese Garden and residence stands as the legacy of Edward Carter, formerly a UC Board of Regents chairman and a UCLA alumnus. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 22, 12:00 am
Zoey Freedman: Napolitano needs time to prove she will listen to students
University of California President Janet Napolitano hasn’t come into office yet, but she is already facing an uphill battle to prove herself to students. After toying with the idea of a vote of no confidence in Napolitano, Associated Students University of California, UC Berkeley’s undergraduate student government, passed a measure called “A Bill in Support of Undocumented Students and Immigrant Communities,” which calls for Napolitano to fulfill a list of student demands by the third week of October. Read more...
Photo: Janet Napolitano will assume the office of UC president this month.
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 22, 12:00 am
Maia Ferdman: Israeli-Palestinian conflict needs respect on both sides
Ron Kehrmann’s 17-year-old daughter Tal loved camels. For almost a decade Ron has worn a camel-shaped pin as an excuse to talk about Tal, who was killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, Israel in 2003. Read more...