In a blog post recently written by UCLA economics professor Matthew Kahn, titled "How transfer students hurt public universities," we witnessed the expression of a host of degrading and hurtful stereotypes about transfer students. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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March 15, 12:02 am
Letter to the editor: Transfer students deserve respect
Editorials, Opinion
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March 11, 11:22 pm
Commencement speaker selection lacks student input
Commencement speeches are meant to inspire the undergraduate students they address. But it's hard to feel inspired when you have never heard of the speaker. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 11, 11:18 pm
Declaring sexual orientation on SIR could improve LGBT students’ college experience
Though sexual orientation is commonly considered a personal issue, a new proposal in the University of California Academic Senate would allow the university to quantify the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender presence on campus. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 11, 11:16 pm
UCLA needs open forum to discuss charged issues like transfer admissions
The headline, "How student transfers hurt public universities," was not Matthew Kahn's idea. But by the time the Christian Science Monitor revised the headline and the blog post that ran with it, the damage had already been done. Read more...
Opinion
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March 8, 11:43 pm
In the know: Death penalty debate in california
California is one of 34 states that still allow capital punishment. If passed, the Savings, Accountability and Full Enforcement for California Act would change this, abolishing the death penalty and retroactively sentencing criminals on death row to life without parole. Read more...
Opinion
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March 8, 11:42 pm
In the know: Sacramento protest a significant step for student protesters
College students from across California gathered to bring their grievances to the Capitol building in Sacramento on Monday. Some marched all the way from the Bay Area, and some, including almost 70 UCLA students, made the journey north, culminating in a march of thousands advocating for solutions to the diminishing funds to California's public universities. Read more...
Opinion
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March 8, 11:41 pm
In the know: UC Davis pepper-spray incident report delayed
To delay the investigative report on the UC Davis pepper-spray incident is to delay public disclosure. Read more...