“The Transfer Transition” is a series by Opinion columnist Sarah Karim, a fourth-year political science transfer student. These columns will explore various transfer experiences, from the application journey to the difficult process of transitioning to a new campus.

“The Transfer Transition” is a series by Opinion columnist Sarah Karim, a fourth-year political science transfer student. These columns will explore various transfer experiences, from the application journey to the difficult process of transitioning to a new campus.

UCLA’s reopening means more than the return of students to Bruin Walk.
It’s a fresh start for local businesses as well.
After over a year of a mostly empty campus, businesses finally have a new wave of customers to look forward to.

This post was updated May 16 at 6:43 p.m.
There’s a sad truth that transfer students must face from day one: We begin our time at UCLA when it feels as though it is already running out.

When it comes to faculty diversity, the University of California has more than enough room for growth.
As of 2020, 55.7% of UCLA’s lecturers and professors were white.

When it comes to addressing budgetary losses, curtailments and furloughs should be a last resort.
But at the moment, the University of California is far too comfortable with the idea of resorting to that.