Opinion
Sept. 16, 2022 10:27 a.m.Opinion: UCLA has no excuse for ignoring disabled students’ accessibility demands
I had just finished a four-hourlong lab course for the day and my legs were exhausted. There was no way I was dragging my feet uphill to get back to my dorm – so I took the elevator next to the Los Angeles Tennis Center.
By Diego Rivera
Opinion
May 22, 2022 9:52 p.m.Opinion: Learning to embrace my Filipino heritage through environment of acceptance
Growing up, I was quite the anomaly to the white people of Kansas City’s suburbs.
Was he Chinese? Was he Mexican? I’d play along with their guessing game, answering why I had a Spanish name or why my eyes became really tiny when I smiled.
By Diego Rivera
Opinion
May 15, 2022 9:48 p.m.Who Are We: Navigating life alongside sibling with a learning disability helped me grow
“Diego, you’re not an only child? You literally never talk about having siblings!”
And so it begins.
To make things clear, I do have a sibling – a sister who’s three years older than me.
By Diego Rivera
Opinion
Jan. 24, 2022 2:08 p.m.Opinion: UCLA must better communicate housing policies amid return to campus
In the midst of another massive spike in COVID-19 cases, UCLA somehow expects students to return to in-person instruction in one week.
After UCLA’s first in-person quarter in more than a year, the university sent an email Dec.
By Diego Rivera
Opinion
Oct. 20, 2021 9:57 p.m.Opinion: UCLA should continue bringing food trucks to feed Bruins, support local businesses
With the shift to in-person instruction comes the return of hungry college students.
Considering the seemingly endless lines at dining halls and takeout places, it’s evident UCLA was not prepared.
By Diego Rivera
Opinion
Sept. 18, 2021 9:06 a.m.Opinion: UCLA has obligation to reexamine limited benefits of AP, IB credits
For many, taking advanced courses in high school provides a chance to pursue higher-level material upon entering college.
To rob students of this opportunity is quite a disservice.
By Diego Rivera
Opinion
Aug. 6, 2021 9:21 p.m.Opinion: UCLA must prioritize plans for Deaf studies program to better support community
This post was updated Aug. 8 at 6:43 p.m.
UCLA offers a wide variety of language majors, but American Sign Language isn’t one of them.
Out of respect for the Deaf community, it’s time that changes.
By Diego Rivera
Connection
May 9, 2021 6:08 p.m.UCLA faculty-in-residence find ways to connect despite pandemic limitations
Lead Faculty-in-Residence Neil Garg has lived on the Hill for nine years with his family, longer than the typical UCLA student could ever imagine – and this year has been unlike any other.
By Avanthika Panchapakesan, Diego Rivera, Justin Huwe, and Kanishka Mehra
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