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October 2, 9:04 pm

Guillaume Kosmala: Student debt must be addressed in presidential debates

On Monday night, the first presidential debate took place. Many things were said, including the dubious claims that Donald Trump is not “braggadocious,” that the entirety of the economic recovery is due to a “big, fat, ugly bubble” and that the Democratic National Convention could have been hacked by “somebody sitting on their bed who weighs 400 pounds.” Yet amid all this, very little mention was made of what arguably matters most: college and student debt. Read more...

Photo: (Creative Commons photos by Gage Skidmore via Flickr)

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September 26, 10:46 pm

Abhishek Shetty: Misguided Volunteer Day projects miss opportunity for real impact

Last year, when I was a freshman on Volunteer Day, we were sent to EL ARCA, a center for adults with developmental disabilities. On a sweltering morning, ten of us were handed the job of painting a fence that was about 15 feet across, while the Volunteer Day leaders circled around and nodded in approval. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Volunteer Day holds service projects at several sites around Los Angeles, including Emerson Middle School in Westwood. (Courtesy of InSapphoWeTrust via Wikimedia Commons)

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September 26, 10:44 pm

Arman Sharif: Enrollment increases are irresponsible, hinder quality of education

This year’s incoming class will bring almost 1,000 more bodies to campus than last year’s 8,786 newly admitted freshmen and transfer students. If you think this is just another drop in the big bucket of the most populated college in California, it might be a little more unnerving to know that the University of California intends to enroll another 5,000 students systemwide over the next two years. Read more...

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