As finals are fast approaching, I’m reminded of how much people misinterpret what academia is for, and more specifically, how important grades actually are. For example, in my experience at least, finals week has often been filled with moans and groans that go something like this: “But if I don’t get a(n) __ I won’t get into grad school” or “You just don’t understand how hard it is to be premed” or “I hate this class, but I have to take it to get into _____.” I suppose this isn’t that surprising. Read more...

More than 36 percent of students reported feeling so depressed it was difficult to function at least once during the last school year, according to the American College Health Association in their Spring 2006 National College Health Assessment. Read more...

Unions beneficial to student workers I congratulate the organizing efforts of ASUCLA student employees and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in their drive to unionize (“Student workers move to unionize,” March 12). Read more...

We got lost on our way to the hypnotist. It was 5:08 p.m. on a Thursday, and I was sitting in a car ““ one of thousands on the choked-up 405 ““ on my way to Marina Del Rey to see whether hypnosis was capable of therapy. Read more...

Finals are only days away. They seem to always be a grand surprise, as though we leapfrogged to them from weeks five and six. I imagine the libraries are already packed, the school will soon enter its period of depression, and quiet melancholy will overtake everyone. Read more...

Students at USC discovered a different side of their football team last week when several white players started a Facebook group called “White Nation.” The group was created by junior linebacker Clay Matthews in an homage of sorts to an inside joke on the team. Read more...

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