As a recent graduate of UCLA and co-founder of the Society and Genetics Undergraduate Organization, I have taken particular interest in the controversy surrounding the proposal to offer gene testing to incoming freshmen at UC Berkeley and have several concerns related to both the scientific validity and social implications of the project. Read more...
Opinion
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July 5, 9:00 pm
Questions on UC Berkeley’s genetic testing project prompt students to engage with science on a deeper level
Opinion
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July 5, 9:00 pm
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Conor Bell laments the dearth of summer jobs for teenagers ("Absent teen jobs hurt future," June 28) and attributes it entirely to the current economic recession. But Mr. Bell misses an important, perhaps the most important, contributor to teen unemployment. Read more...
Opinion
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June 27, 10:09 pm
Absent teen jobs hurt the future economy
It has been one week since I got home to Sacramento for the summer. In that time, I have turned in applications for nine different jobs. Read more...
Opinion
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June 27, 10:04 pm
Professors should find a more effective way to assess students’ knowledge
A weeklong trek through a well-deserved torment was what the last five days of spring quarter were like for me. Read more...
Photo: Many professors, especially in the social science departments, use cumulative identification exams to test student knowledge.
Opinion
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June 27, 10:01 pm
Creating a balance between interests and academics is necessary for happiness
No matter how annoyingly popular, exhaustingly involved or competitively brainy you were in high school, entering an institution like UCLA is overwhelming and somewhat stripping of that comfortable identity. Read more...
Opinion
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June 27, 9:43 pm
Participate in activities at UCLA beyond academics
The year before college is characterized for many stressing over applications, visiting schools and deciding to move in the fall. Read more...
Opinion
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June 27, 9:36 pm
When deciding on a major, choose what will make you happy and don’t compromise
The only thing that might seem more overwhelming than choosing which university you're going to is choosing what you're going to study. Read more...