It’s straight out of the 1990s: Websites are still poorly formatted globs of text and information is scattered across the internet. Universities are slowly moving onto the web, but finding what you need is like looking for a quarter of a needle in a haystack. Read more...
Photo: UCLA must improve its course descriptions and its class planner so that students aren’t forced to guess when the classes they want to take will be next available. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
A single, clenched fist thrust from a sea of white ivory. That’s the symbol of equity in higher education. It’s the sigil black students wear when they rise up to challenge an institution that has abandoned them. Read more...
Photo: (Claire Sun/Daily Bruin)
The first time I heard about the Common Book, I was two midterms into week six and finishing an eight-page essay. Suffice it to say, I wanted nothing to do with a novel. Read more...
Photo: This year’s Common Book was marked by controversy and criticism. But the heated feedback shows us something promising: how much potential the book has to promote diversity. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)
“It’s not my responsibility to teach you, it’s your responsibility to learn.” That’s the motto boasted by many in the LGBTQ groups on campus. The problem is: Who are students expected to learn from? Read more...
Photo: Safe spaces on campus are meant to give marginalized community members a venue to appreciate their identities. These inclusive spaces are, ironically enough, exclusive to their own. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)
Think back to a moment of self-doubt you’ve experienced in university. Perhaps you’re gripping your notes with sweaty palms in seminar, dreading your turn to give a presentation. Read more...
Photo: (Thomas Tran/Daily Bruin)
To Californians, UCLA is a reputed public university with a lot of school spirit. Ask someone in the Midwest, though, and they might just think it’s a stronghold of abortion rights-, gun control-advocating college liberals. Read more...
Avengers: Endgame is coming out April 26. Equity, diversity and inclusion at UCLA: Endgame is nowhere in sight. UCLA’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion was founded in 2015 to uphold its values of diversity. Read more...
Photo: The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion was created July 1, 2015, to address the damaging findings of the Moreno Report, a document detailing how UCLA is racially discriminatory. The office has tried its best at its job, but has forgotten a key constituency: students. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
