Health care isn’t the reason students come to UCLA. But it could be the reason they don’t stay. UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center is charged with addressing the medical needs of students. Read more...
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October 23, 11:13 pm
Revamping CCLE’s antiquated discussion forums would help facilitate communication
If you’re a classics major with a thing for good old-fashioned Roman discourse, the forums of UCLA’s Common Collaboration and Learning Environment might seem like a familiar and effective means of communication. Read more...
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October 22, 11:18 pm
UC masks disregard for student mental health with lip-service programs
The Depression Grand Challenge. Free mental health screenings. Mini-horses at Powell Library during finals week. UCLA and the University of California have really prioritized students’ mental health services lately, they say, pointing to these amenities. Read more...
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October 21, 11:03 pm
Transparency would help UC quell concerns about its admissions policies
This post was updated Oct. 22 at 1:53 p.m. College admission policies have always been shrouded in secrecy. Transparency, however, might eventually become the new norm. Read more...
Photo: The University of California hasn’t been transparent about its admissions process. But it should be in order to quell concerns that it’s been violating a state law against affirmative action. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
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October 18, 10:48 pm
When you’re not studying on a UC campus, you shouldn’t be charged like you are
The University of Deusto in Bilbao is one of the bougier, private universities in Spain. Students walk in, clad in Michael Kors, and are willing to pay up to 6,000 euros a year for a degree in psychology. Read more...
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October 16, 10:46 pm
UCLA must invest in infrastructure for e-scooters, future alternative transport
Anybody who has visited UCLA’s campus recently can’t help but notice its brick-laden paths are abuzz with whirring motorized scooters weaving in and out through crowds of students. Read more...
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October 15, 10:49 pm
GRE wastes applicants’ time, fails to indicate future student success
Prospective graduate students have a lot of boxes to check: personal statements, transcripts and also a four-hour high school review costing about $200, otherwise known as the GRE. Read more...
Photo: The general GRE tests students in verbal reasoning, quantitive reasoning and analytical writing, but graduate programs in the University of California system should no longer require students to take the exam to apply. The general GRE test doesn’t test students in the knowledge they’ll need to know in their prospective graduate degree programs and is, therefore, an unnecessary hassle. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)