More and more students are getting their educations via the Internet. Do you think online colleges are a good idea? NAME: Sud Doss YEAR: Fourth-year MAJOR: Microbiology and molecular genetics "You can get certain things out of an online class or tutorial, but there’s nothing like one-on-one contact with a professor." NAME: Brent Henrikson YEAR: First-year MAJOR: Electrical engineering "I think that as long as they’re credible that they’re fine. Read more...
Opinion
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May 11, 9:00 pm
Speaks Out
Opinion
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May 10, 9:00 pm
Subcontracting Med Center duties is dirty business
By Luu Doan UCLA officials are planning to subcontract critical services that might leave our hospital with unsanitary linen and insecure medical information. Imagine waking up groggy after surgery at the UCLA Medical Center. Read more...
Opinion
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May 10, 9:00 pm
ASUCLA closes doors to student accountability
The Associated Students of UCLA’s Board of Directors has some big decisions to make about the future of the largest student-owned business venture in the country. Read more...
Opinion
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May 10, 9:00 pm
Federal downsizing devours poor, feeds corporate greed
These days, the corporate media are having a ball. Between the summer Olympics, election coverage, and, of course, Elian Gonzalez, there are plenty of sweet nothings to be whispered into America’s attentive ears. Read more...
Opinion
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May 10, 9:00 pm
Uncle Sam ignores taxpayer wishes, provides false hopes
College students are told outright, and implicitly, that everything they have learned up to the point of entering college has been an outright lie. While most of this reeducation centers around liberals’ mistrust of a government “run amok” internationally, it is useful to remember that the government kills with kindness as often as with neglect. Read more...
Opinion
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May 9, 9:00 pm
Online universities ignore educational value of campus experiences
It’s the first day of school and my alarm goes off at 8 a.m. I roll out of bed and moan as I prepare for another year of school. Read more...
Opinion
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May 9, 9:00 pm
Freedom at heart of Elian issue
By Matt Moreles In the myriad articles written on the Elian Gonzalez case, the news media have ignored the most fundamental issue involved. I wish I could say that this is surprising, but it is sadly indicative of the anti-philosophical attitude of today’s culture. Read more...