After having many informative conversations with student leaders and activists in recent weeks regarding lobbying efforts toward the UC Board of Regents, I have come to the conclusion that there is a fundamental flaw with the approach. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 22, 9:04 pm
Students should lobby state legislature
Opinion
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November 22, 9:02 pm
Letter to the Editor
It was almost exactly two years ago that I stood before the UC Board of Regents, discussing how the quality of education was going down and yet the fees were going up. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 19, 9:14 pm
Think outside the books and talk to learn
I have a seven-page paper on Confucian ideals due in less than a week, a major English essay that needs to be turned in the same day, and so much Persian language homework that you would think I would be hard at work reading up for my classes. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students Omar Bakr, Gabriel Gomez and Grace Chen participate in a Saxon Suites paper crane party for Mattel Children’s Hospital. Students should make an effort to interact with others at UCLA while in college, rather than retreating into their schoolwork.
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 18, 8:51 pm
Don’t ignore facts in Fort Hood case to be politically correct
In the aftermath of the Fort Hood massacre, a line is taking shape: Whatever possessed the shooter to kill 13 Americans, it is beneath our dignity to discuss the Muslim connection to the suspect. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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November 18, 8:46 pm
Students deserve more than one voice on Board of Regents
The UC Board of Regents Committee on Finance approved the 32 percent midyear fee hike, with student regent Jesse Bernal casting the only vote against the proposal. Today, the UC Regents will vote to finalize this decision. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 18, 8:43 pm
Fight for the UC you want
Students, faculty and unions are working on a concrete plan to defend high-quality public education for the University of California. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 18, 8:39 pm
Voice your concerns or fees won’t stop
My student fees have now increased more than 50 percent from the time I started my UCLA career a mere three years ago. Read more...