BY Sunny Singh On Oct. 14, UCLA’s Center for Middle East Development hosted an event called “At the Negotiation Table: What are the options? Israel, Palestine and the US Role – A Discussion with Ambassador Oded Eran.” Eran, the head of the Israeli negotiation team with the Palestinians in 1999, deputy director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the former Israeli ambassador to the European Union and NATO, spoke about the history of negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians. Read more...
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October 22, 12:00 am
Submission: USAC resolution represents paradigm shift
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October 18, 12:00 am
Letter to the Editor: USAC confident that budget review will be unbiased
Thank you for featuring the Undergraduate Students Association Council Internal Vice President’s Quarterly Budget Review initiative in Natalie Delgadillo’s column, “USAC budget reporting should be inclusive process” on Oct. Read more...
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October 16, 12:00 am
Submission: Napolitano’s appointment should be rescinded
By Juan Gomez-Quiñones and Reynal Guillen The naming of Janet Napolitano as University of California president must be rescinded. We object to the result and its very process. Read more...
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October 16, 12:00 am
Submission: Loss of government funding hurts scientific research, economy
By David Eisenberg Classes and instruction go on as usual at UCLA, but those of us dedicated also to scientific research are increasingly squeezed by the United States budget sequestration and the federal government shutdown. Read more...
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October 15, 12:26 am
Submission: Affirmative action programs help entire university community
Gender, sexual identity, immigration status, language, national origin and religion – these are all controversial topics that meander into discussions on college campuses. It appears that the issues of race and ethnicity at UCLA have the most controversial connotations. Read more...
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October 11, 12:00 am
Submission: UCLA must make preservation of Sage Hill a priority
By Thomas W. Gillespie Sage Hill is a small patch of wildlife in the northwest corner of UCLA’s campus that still contains native flora and fauna. Read more...
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October 4, 12:00 am
Letter to the editor: Students should tackle large, societal issues
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. In her recent column, “Practical protests give students power,” Alexandra Tashman argues that students should protest for goals that are “tangible, local and relevant” instead of “choosing to tackle too lofty or abstract goals. Read more...