UCLA, in an innovative and bold move in higher education, isn’t even waiting for the donation before doing the renaming anymore. Naturally, it involves David Geffen. Read more...
Photo: Philanthropist David Geffen addresses medical school graduates in 2014. UCLA is asking the city to commemorate an intersection near campus after Geffen, who is the university’s most generous individual donor. (Courtesy of UCLA)
During finals week of winter quarter, I attended an academic conference, and you should too. Read more...
Photo: Take a seat.
The University of California Board of Regents finally adopted its long-awaited Statement of Principles Against Intolerance last week after much debate. If you followed the news at all during the week-long hiatus between the winter and spring quarters, you’d know that Zionism dominated the conversation. Read more...
Photo: Student Regent Avi Oved was a part of a working group that wrote the recently passed Statement of Principles Against Intolerance. (Daily Bruin file photo)
“What career do you want to pursue?” I’ve had my fair share of being on the receiving end of that question. But of all my countless encounters with it, one incident in particular stands out in mind. Read more...
Photo: Long lines at a computer science job fair at UCLA. (Keshav Tadimeti/Daily Bruin)
I never thought I’d say this, but I’ve come to appreciate icebreakers. Back as a first-year student, I dragged my feet doing icebreakers with my RA in the lounge. Read more...
Photo: Icebreakers can be a social lubricant that eases members into group situations. (Creative Commons photo by Christopher.Michel via Flickr)
The line is blurry, but cultures can be appreciated rather than appropriated – and sometimes, claims of appropriation are overblown. Read more...
Photo: Beyonce’s appearance in a recent music video for the Coldplay song “Hymn For the Weekend,” which is set in India, has been criticized for appropriating cultural practices native to the area. (YouTube screen shot)
Public criticism of where the rich donate won’t change the fate of schools that need funding. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Westwood Playhouse changed its name to Geffen Playhouse after a $10 million donation by the billionaire philanthropist. (Wikipedia Creative Commons)
