When Gov. Jerry Brown announced that California received $6.6 billion in unexpected revenue, I immediately thought that the University of California system might be saved from the tuition hikes and budget cuts that we've become all too accustomed too. Read more...
Opinion
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May 27, 12:09 am
Scientists can create norms with disorder definitions defined in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5, will be the latest incarnation of a text that has been redefining American culture and consciousness for decades. Read more...
Opinion
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May 25, 11:51 pm
UCLA should offer own summer grant similar to summer Pell Grant
After this summer, lower-income students will no longer be able to take out a second Pell Grant to help pay for summer school. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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May 25, 11:49 pm
UCLA Housing should focus on affordability on the Hill rather than availability to upper-classmen
Guaranteeing four years of on-campus housing may seem enticing to incoming freshmen and their parents, but most students end up moving away from the Hill after their second year. Read more...
Opinion
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May 25, 11:40 pm
On the Record
If current trends continue, in 10 years, we can predict that UCLA will cost $40,000 a year for Californian students, and a third of the students will be from out of state. Read more...
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ALVARADO HUERTA
Visiting Scholar at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and a Doctoral Student at UC Berkeley
Opinion
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May 25, 11:04 am
Letter to the Editor: Examine facts of Middle East conflict
Asra Ziauddin outlined an alleged list of facts concerning the Israel-Palestine conflict in "Understanding Israel-Palestine requires grasp of myths, facts" (May 17). However, upon closer examination, I noticed that Ziauddin's factual research was just as biased as those found on either Palestine Awareness Week's "Dispelling Myths: Face the Facts" or David Horowitz's "Wall of Lies," qualifying it as a full-fledged opinion. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 25, 12:54 am
Possible closure due to parking issues
The potential closure of the Westwood FlyAway is not a big surprise considering the parking situation at UCLA. Read more...