On this week’s “In the Know” podcast, Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti talks to Kristie-Valerie Hoang, the Daily Bruin’s social media director, to get an inside look at UCLA’s Counseling and Psychological Services center. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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October 17, 10:39 pm
Editorial: Student concerns should be considered when implementing on-campus security policy
UCLA is set on entering the camera business. It might not have a clear idea of how to go about it, though. Last week, members of the student body heavily criticized the university’s plans to centralize its system of on-campus cameras and allow UCPD officers to access footage in case of emergencies. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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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...
Photo: (Nicole Anisgard Parra/Illustrations director)
Cartoons, Opinion
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October 16, 10:17 pm
Editorial Cartoon: Trash Squirrel Steve goes to Cal
Photo: (Andrea Grigsby/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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October 15, 10:50 pm
Letter to the editor: Benefits of UCLA’s energy plan outweigh monetary costs
Daily Bruin columnist William Bleveans argued in an opinion column Oct. 8 that the University of California’s goal of 100 percent renewable energy by 2025 is ambitious and impractical. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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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)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 14, 11:02 pm
Accessibility, affordability would incentivize students to use public transport
This post was updated Oct. 15 at 1:11 p.m. Los Angeles transit sucks. After only two years in LA, I’ve come to realize a fundamental truth: If you want to get anywhere in the city on time, you’d better Uber and better budget a good amount of time to get through traffic. Read more...
Photo: Cities like Berlin offer students free access to an easily usable system of public transportation. Los Angeles should make its public transportation easier to use and take steps to make it more accessible to students in the city. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)