UCLA’s donation strategy involves evoking grand feelings of generosity in its alumni and students. But ask any student paying at least $13,000 in tuition to donate, and the only emotion these efforts inspire is annoyance. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 7, 11:00 pm
Avvalzameer Bhatia: UCLA must better inform professors about BruinCast, equip more rooms
BruinCast is perhaps the third-greatest invention of mankind, inferior only to the smartphone and Wi-Fi – at least for UCLA students. Fall quarter enrollment is fast approaching, and students will soon begin consulting everything from professors’ Bruinwalk.com ratings to MyUCLA’s class availability to craft the optimal schedule. Read more...
Photo: Students don’t just use BruinCast to catch up on missed lectures, but also to supplement their learning and understand difficult concepts. UCLA needs to recognize this. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin Staff)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 4, 10:12 pm
Emily Merz: Bike safety education should come before violations, not after
UCLA’s campus is not known for being bike-friendly. While many other college campuses such as UC Santa Barbara and UC Davis overflow with bicyclists, UCLA students might only see one or two bicyclists going down Bruin Walk each day. Read more...
Photo: Cyclists who violate the California bicycle code can face fines or take an online bike education program. Unaddressed citations can go to the Los Angeles Superior Court. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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June 4, 10:08 pm
Submission: Students must speak up in defense of professor Keith Fink
This post was updated June 10 at 12:43 p.m. The first time I saw a spot finally open up on the Communication Studies M172: “Free Speech in Workplace” waitlist was on April 1. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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June 4, 4:45 pm
Editorial: UC must not penalize employees amid its lavish spending
The University of California prides itself as one of the largest employers in the state. But reports of the Board of Regents’ lavish spending and of the administration gutting employee benefits makes it clear the UC has a faulty moral compass. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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June 2, 3:29 pm
Submission: The 2017-18 FSC will focus on both programming and advocacy
When I ran for Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports commissioner this year, I promised to expand the commission by taking it in a new direction, one that engages in both programming and advocacy. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 1, 9:43 pm
Jonathan Friedland: Fewer stops would increase Santa Monica Big Blue Bus ridership
Taking the bus to Santa Monica from UCLA can take upward of 45 minutes, not including the walk to the Westwood bus stop. When students have the option of saving time while paying slightly more for an UberPool, it’s no wonder Santa Monica Big Blue Bus ridership has dropped 12 percent in the last fiscal year. Read more...
Photo: Ridership of the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus is declining. The Big Blue Bus needs to wait at fewer stops to speed up travel time, which would attract more students to use the buses (Daily Bruin file photo)