When students try to communicate with school administrators, their grievances often fall on deaf ears. The appointment of a new administrator, however, has a chance to initiate a paradigm shift. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 27, 12:39 pm
Aram Ghoogasian: Diversity vice chancellor position must prioritize students
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 27, 12:20 pm
Benjamin Genta: UCLA needs to encourage student voting, raise youth voter turnout
Less than 9 percent of eligible voters aged 18 to 24 turned out to vote in the 2014 midterm election this past November in California, a historic low, according to a January UC Davis report. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 26, 12:11 am
Travis Fife: State oversight too extreme as solution to holding UC accountable
In the fight over the proposed tuition increase, the state seems to have chosen the path of direct intervention. First, in December, there was bipartisan support for Senate Constitutional Amendment 1, which grants the state unprecedented legislative oversight of the UC. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 24, 12:08 am
Ara Shirinian: UC should allow more contingent faculty to pursue tenured positions
While there are many different elements that make up a successful university, the core interactions by which students learn is in the hands of the professorship. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 23, 12:12 am
Chloe Lew: Evaluations should reflect instruction quality, not gender bias
This myth goes all the way back to the elementary school playground: Men are from Mars and women are from Venus. We’re in college now, but variations of this gender divide just keep on coming. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 20, 3:07 am
Kunal Patel: Gov. Brown must consult advisory committee when appointing regents
Without a doubt, Gov. Jerry Brown has provided concrete results in his most recent term as head of the state. From making tough decisions in the form of budget cuts and temporary tax hikes, Brown has – for the most part – done a fantastic job at balancing the state’s budget. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 18, 12:50 am
Arthur Wang: Millennials fail to recognize racism as continuing issue
“Lazy” and “entitled” – these inaccuracies have been used over and over by those older than us to characterize the millennial generation, which is currently coming of age and includes the vast majority of today’s college students. Read more...
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