Nico Iamaleava’s college football career lasted less than two seasons before it became a case study in the changing landscape of collegiate athletics. His exit from Tennessee and quarterback Joey Aguilar’s departure from UCLA looked more like an NFL trade than a college recruiting decision. Read more...
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May 14, 11:29 am
Opinion: Embrace the cringe because being cringey is being free
One of my biggest fears is coming across as cringey. I’ll do all that I can to avoid embarrassment. But lately, I’ve been reflecting on why I even care. Read more...
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May 12, 2:23 pm
Opinion: Zoom out and look at the bigger picture. In-person interactions benefit us all.
Endless black boxes with anonymous names fill the screen. There are no voices, just words in a chat box. This is the learning community some students pay thousands of dollars each year to be a part of. Read more...
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May 11, 6:07 pm
Opinion: Amid allegations of antisemitism, USAC’s censure of Israeli speaker is reckless
The Undergraduate Students Association Council recently reignited the fiery debate over free speech and antisemitism on college campuses. At its April 14 meeting, USAC passed an open letter titled “Letter Condemning Event with Omer Shem Tov,” hours after Omer Shem Tov spoke at an event jointly hosted by Hillel at UCLA, the UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies and UCLA’s chapter of Students Supporting Israel. Read more...
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May 10, 6:09 pm
Opinion: Current gun violence safety, security is not enough for students at UCLA
On April 22, 2022, during my senior year of high school, a lone gunman shot more than two hundred rounds of ammunition into my school. My peers and I joined a survivors club none of us wanted to be a part of. Read more...
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May 9, 2:03 pm
Opinion: Coachella is no longer for the everyday music fan, college student
This post was updated May 14 at 7:31 p.m. When I say Bieberchella, what do you think of? Sabrina Carpenter, Karol G and Addison Rae? Or influencers, gentrification and $700 worth of merchandise? Read more...
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May 7, 11:42 am
Opinion: Students must resist blindly trusting AI sources for research
This post was updated May 7 at 10:16 p.m. Can you cheat in a game with no rules? Since the rollout of ChatGPT in November 2022, educators have been scrambling to determine how it might fit appropriately in their classrooms – if at all. Read more...