As the end of the quarter creeps closer and closer, the pressure to do well and finish the quarter strong increases. We all may have different motives that encourage us to do the best we possibly can on our upcoming exams, but a common one within our community is the pressure from our beloved parents.…
Outside of Kerckhoff Hall and near the engineering building, you will see Muslims prostrating at various times of the day. They pray in groups or individually on thick concrete, the sun beating down on them at certain times of the day. The only object between a prostrating Muslim and the concrete is a thin prayer…
During the season of finals, curves and grade deflation become a hot topic. A curve is a type of grading system that professors use in order to make the grade distribution follow a bell curve. A curve has the potential to lower a student’s grade depending on their performance relative to their classmates. For instance,…
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In early January, the Al-Talib Newsmagazine published an opinion piece penned by Chakib Mouzaoui and titled “Towards the Dissociation between MSA Projects and the MSA.” The article proposed that the Muslim Student Association’s (MSA) projects, various initiatives started under the banner of the MSA, would be better served in their missions by dissociating from the…
I spent the academic year of 2014-2015 volunteering in the Incarcerated Youth Tutorial Project, an organization dedicated to tutoring incarcerated youth and educating people about the school-to-prison pipeline. In this year, the IYTP gave me a fulfilling opportunity to help kids from the ages of about 16-18 pass their GED or CAHSEE, which officially recognizes…
Being at UCLA, we are surrounded by endless opportunities for involvement. Some of us feel the urge to be involved in more extracurriculars than we can handle. However, others avoid getting involved because they are afraid of it being too much on top of school. The Beautiful Mind Project’s Deena Samie decided to hold a…
It is once again that glorious time of year, when flowers are in full bloom and everything is greener than ever. New beginnings and new weather are upon us, and so is wedding season. Yes, it is indeed that time of year when the lucky among us drive off into the sunset to a happily…
Asalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu comrades, “‘Alternative facts’ is a phrase used by U.S. Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway during a Meet the Press interview on January 22, 2017, in which she defended White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s false statement about the attendance at Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the…
