COLUMN: Millennials aren’t old enough to be nostalgic


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This generation is suffering from a new disease that rarely afflicted previous generations. It’s called early-onset nostalgia, and it must be recognized so we can start treating it. Early-onset nostalgia is a condition where young adults are longing and yearning for things from a time not that long ago. It’s the ideal that we are […]

Standardized tests are crucial for objectivity in admissions


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With Cornell College’s effort to abolish the submission of SATs and ACTs, it became one of the many universities to take a test-optional approach to college applications. Though Cornell College allows students to present themselves in the best light possible in order to gain admission, standardized tests allow for the most objectivity in a diverse […]

It’s time for admissions to stop requiring the SAT completely


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Cornell College joined a growing number of U.S. universities last week in dropping the SAT or ACT as a requirement in admissions. Given that studies show that the ability of standardized tests to accurately predict academic performance while in college is murky at best and discriminatory at worst, USC should reaffirm its commitment to diversity […]

New LA mobility plan increases congestion


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Long gone are the days of Los Angeles being seen as a haven for comfortable living. Instead, the city is accurately portrayed as a place in which traffic congestion and the tireless procedures within the public transportation system are constant. The busyness of Los Angeles traffic often detracts potential workers and families from visiting or […]

COLUMN: Administrators need to enact tuition freezes


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“Money, money, money / must be funny / in a rich man’s world,” the popular Swedish pop group ABBA declared in their hit single, “Money, Money, Money.” ABBA may remind you of embarrassing nights of impromptu karaoke with your parents, but their song still resonates today, when the income gap is ever-widening and the cost […]

COLUMN: Social media bragging can quickly backfire


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Everyone has that one friend who constantly brags about his or her super tremendous internship on social media. After all, as the millennial slogan goes, if it’s not on social media, it didn’t even happen. And while self-promotion can be awesome — if you’ve got it, flaunt it — after a while, your Facebook friends […]

COLUMN: FERPA eliminates lazy college kid stereotype


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With a new semester in full swing, college students have a lot on their plates. Some midterms have already begun, Leavey Library is getting more and more crowded each night and flashcards are a common accessory in the Campus Center. But before we finalize our study schedules, college students should plan on committing one more […]

U of Michigan program will effectively keep students safe


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Earlier this month, the University of Michigan announced that its class of 2019 would partake in a pilot program to curb excessive drinking. The program dictates that after two violations of the university’s alcohol policy, or one violation that requires medical attention or results in vandalization of public property, parents would be notified. Prior to […]

Notifying parents of violations treats students like children


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On a mission to prove that it is serious about changing collegiate party culture, the University of Michigan recently instituted a new pilot program — effective for the class of 2019 — in which parents will receive a notification from the school after students receive two or more alcohol violations. The policy equivalent of tattletaling, […]

Common Core is destroying LAUSD education


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Despite efforts to revamp the K-12 education system in Los Angeles, new standardized test results released by the California Department of Education have shown that Los Angeles Unified School District is suffering the most, with only 33 percent of students achieving target goals for math and 25 percent in English, according to the Los Angeles […]