UCLA may claim it’s committed to ensuring that its students start their careers with internship experience, but it’s fallen short in supporting students as they enter the job market. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 27, 10:00 pm
Submission: GOP tax bill will make higher education, graduate research inaccessible
Graduate school is not lucrative. The starving graduate student archetype is so prevalent it has given rise to its own form of self-deprecating comedy; one need look no further than the popular online comics “Lego Grad Student” and “Piled Higher and Deeper” to see the trope played out. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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November 26, 8:47 pm
Editorial: Regent accused of sexual harassment must exit board
California’s state government has started to purge itself of sexual harassers. But one at the University of California doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. State assemblymember Raul Bocanegra declared last week he would not run for re-election in the face of sexual harassment allegations. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 26, 8:46 pm
Opinion editors: Proposed tunnel system would not relieve LA traffic congestion
Boring tunnels seems to be the new fad in Los Angeles. At least, that’s what Elon Musk, the visionary responsible for entrepreneurial unicorns such as Tesla and SpaceX, has us thinking. Read more...
Photo: (Creative commons photo by Kim Shiflett/NASA via flickr)
Opinion, Podcasts
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November 24, 6:04 pm
No Offense, But: Westwood and Thanksgiving
“No Offense, But” is back after a brief hiatus! This week, Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti, assistant Opinion editor Abhishek Shetty, News editor Rupan Bharanidaran, city and crime editor Jacob Preal and News contributor Alana Mouchard talk about the Westwood Forward coalition, which aims to create a new neighborhood council for Westwood Village. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 21, 10:02 pm
Arthur Wang: Men’s basketball controversy sheds light on Chinese legal system
From Colin Kaepernick to the Ping-Pong diplomacy of the 1970s, which initiated the diplomatic thaw between China and the United States, politics and sport have always been entangled in both countries. Read more...
Photo: (Claire Sun/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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November 21, 10:02 pm
Submission: Fellowships, funding resources important for graduate school
As juniors and seniors, you may be considering graduate school in the near future. While students prioritize personal statements, standardized tests and reference letters when preparing their graduate school applications, they often don’t pursue funding sources such as fellowships, scholarships and grants, which can sometimes supply between $5,000 and $30,000 a year. Read more...