When I traded periodic tables for political science my freshman year, I thought I was waving goodbye to my medical school ambitions. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 26, 8:41 pm
Foolish DREAM Act strikers hungering for a spectacle
Is there a sight more stirring than that of sickly students starving themselves outside a senator's office, demanding justice of some sort? Perhaps not "“ all at once the spectacle begs comparison to Mohandas Gandhi, Marion Dunlop and similar champions of social change. Read more...
Opinion
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August 16, 7:53 pm
GEs: a forced education
General Education requirements can be torturous. For some, watching paint dry may be infinitely more appealing than learning that next equation in algebra. Read more...
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You may lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. So goes the time-honored saying, and so goes the lives of so many UCLA students forced to take GE courses.
Opinion
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August 16, 7:51 pm
LGBT acceptance a good goal for UCLA
UCLA is one of the most gay-friendly campuses in the nation, according to Campus Pride, a nonprofit student support group. Read more...
Opinion
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August 16, 7:49 pm
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
With a single well-crafted column, Jordan Manalastas ("Foolish DREAM Act strikers hungering for a spectacle," Aug. 9) managed to bring immigrant youths down from their self-righteous pedestal and really humble them. Read more...
Opinion
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August 1, 9:14 pm
Online degrees would ruin the UC
The value of the UC degree we are all pursuing will be drastically decreased if the UC Board of Regents decides to go through with a proposal to create a program to offer a UC bachelor’s degree completely online. Read more...
Opinion
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August 1, 9:10 pm
Studying no longer enough
Cramming for that latest exam, studying stacks of flashcards and poring over thousands of pages of assigned reading isn’t as indicative of the college experience as it once was. According to a study by UC researchers, students are studying less than ever. Read more...