In a capitalist society that consistently values profit over people, it comes as no surprise that UCLA – a multibillion-dollar institution – is charging students full tuition during online learning. Read more...
Photo: An extended hand holds out dollar bills. During remote instruction, students should not be paying full tuition. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The people of Los Angeles keep electing the same politicians – overwhelmingly Democratic yet continuously unproductive. The city’s politics are filled with grandiose promises of solving endemic problems, but issues such as homelessness and crumbling infrastructure remain. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles City Hall is home to the mayor’s office and the city council. The city of LA needs an independent commission to lead the redistricting process in order to ensure fair representation. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 17 at 9:55 p.m. Students should feel safe turning to their university and its employees in times of individual struggle. But for some Bruins who have survived sexual violence, seeking out institutional support has not been an ideal experience. Read more...
Photo: In 2016, Bruin Consent Coalition, a campus organization that advocates against sexual assault, set up a board outside of Kerckhoff Hall for students who wanted to offer written support for survivors. In 2022, UCLA still has more to work to do in prioritizing healing-oriented resources for survivors of sexual violence. (Daily Bruin file photo)
You can’t always trust what you see online. But what if online meant something new – something you no longer just see but something you are. Read more...
Photo: The virtual sphere has become a staple of pandemic times – but that doesn’t mean we should replace in-person interactions with online connections. Connecting with others face-to-face will always be important. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 10 at 5:24 p.m. For students with physical disabilities, UCLA is anything but inclusive. Our university has failed to provide adequate resources to students with physical disabilities living on the Hill and in university-owned apartments. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall is home to the Center for Accessible Education – the main resource hub for disabled Bruins. UCLA must work harder to accommodate students with physical disabilities in a more accessible and timely manner. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Finals season is once again rearing its head. But these exams look different from the ones students have grown used to during online learning. The return of in-person classes this quarter has brought with it the return of closed-note, timed exams. Read more...
Photo: By this time in the quarter, Bruins are used to pre-pandemic scenes such as this one: students packed into a lecture hall with little wiggle room. However, going back to in-person classes doesn’t have to mean going back to closed note exams. Moving forward, educators should capitalize on the benefits of others forms of assessing student learning. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Basketball, skiing, surfing, golf and even tennis – what do they have in common? In these sports, women are paid significantly less than men. Players in the WNBA, for instance, make on average 1.5% that of NBA players. Read more...
Photo: Women athletes at the collegiate and professional levels are consistently undervalued compared to men. Universities such as UCLA should address this inequity by supporting women student-athletes as best as they can. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin senior staff)
