The scariest part of the Hill may not be its annual Haunted Hill, but rather its massive covert programming budget. It’s not cheap to live on the Hill. Read more...
Photo: Residential Life and the On-Campus Housing Council, two entities that host events on the Hill, command programming budgets of $11,000 and $50,00 respectively. However, they don’t disclose how exactly they spend this money, raising transparency concerns. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Being queer in California isn’t exactly sunshine and rainbows. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and people of all sexual orientations and genders still face discrimination and harassment in their daily lives. Read more...
Photo: California’s Instructional Quality Commission, an advisory group to the Board of Education, approved a new set of educational materials that are more inclusive of the history of LGBTQ people. The state needs to ensure these materials are actually utilized by the local districts. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Sex! OK, now that I have your attention, let’s talk about a serious problem affecting college students. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report saying the number of sexually transmitted infections in America reached a record high, with college-aged people composing half of the affected population. Read more...
Photo: UCLA installed a health vending machine in Ackerman Union earlier this week. The machine offers products such as condoms, pregnancy tests and miscellaneous school items. UCLA needs to diversify the products sold in these machines, though, to cater to all students. (Kathy Zhou/Daily Bruin)
The defining UCLA experience is trying to avoid organizations flyering on Bruin Walk. Clubs must accost students as they head to class or swarm Dickson Plaza each fall for the Enormous Activities Fair to ensure everyone knows they exist. Read more...
With textbook sales at Ackerman Union declining, Associated Students UCLA has taken the concept of nonprofit a bit literally. ASUCLA, a nonprofit, student-run organization that oversees on-campus retail sales and the student union building, is expected to lose more than $1 million this fiscal year. Read more...
Photo: Associated Students UCLA forecasts it will lose more than one million dollars over this fiscal year. The association pointed towards decreasing textbook sales and an increase in the minimum wage as the main drivers behind these losses. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Aspiring entrepreneurs beware: Don’t bother coming to UCLA as an undergraduate if you want a business degree. UCLA boasts a world-renowned business and management school and recently secured the title of “No. Read more...
At UCLA, for whom the bell curve tolls depends on the professor and not much else. The bell curve, a statistical measure of grading, assesses students’ academic performance relative to other students in the class. Read more...
Photo: Bell curves do not account for the variety of circumstances students face. Professors might not be able to accommodate every student’s experience, but implementing an absolute grading scale would give disadvantaged students a better shot at securing the grade they deserve. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)
