Graduate students are the backbone of American higher education programs. Teaching assistants grade homework and exams, read essays, and lead discussion sections designed to enrich learning and create a smaller classroom setting.

Football is known to be a dangerous sport, but the reality for student and professional athletes may be much deeper than we think.
Whether it is in the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the National Football League, a lack of education and awareness of brain trauma impacts puts all players at risk.

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 11:07 p.m.
A new and shocking report revealed UCLA has been secretly surveilling its students’ activities online.
The report, released by The Dallas Morning News, tracked universities’ use of Detect, previously named Social Sentinel, to obtain information from students’ social media accounts.

UCLA must step up to protect the students it has promised to care for.
Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case, upheld the right to abortion for nearly 50 years.

Shops like Zara, H&M and Urban Outfitters have become staple go-tos for many of us when we want a cheap top or a trendy pair of jeans to refresh our wardrobe.

Access to health care is access to life.
Our state needs to start making real progress on recognizing that reality.
Earlier this year, AB 1400, a bill introducing universal health care in California, failed without even being put to a vote.

A president who doesn’t keep their promise to right past wrongs is no better than the president who created those wrongs.
President Joe Biden’s campaign was built on promises to cancel student debt, but one year into his administration, he has announced yet another extension of the debt moratorium that started at the beginning of the pandemic.

Basketball, skiing, surfing, golf and even tennis – what do they have in common?
In these sports, women are paid significantly less than men.
Players in the WNBA, for instance, make on average 1.5% that of NBA players.

Just last year, there were 13 men for every woman running a company.
Women may have gained significant ground when it comes to gender equity in the workplace, but clearly, there are still not enough of us in positions of power.

All work and no reward.
As nonprofit organizations and businesses alike continue to offer unpaid internships, many students must decide between boosting their resumes and paying their bills.