This post was updated Oct. 6 at 9:42 p.m. “I am a Jew, but I do not identify as a Zionist.” This sentence is something I’ve said many times, and it is met with reactions that range from confusion to dismay. Read more...
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September 19, 12:57 pm
Op-ed: Bruins should explore, get involved in community with return to campus
Bruins: welcome – or welcome back – to UCLA and to Westwood. Many of you are just beginning your engagement with our campus and college town, while others are returning after more than a year and a half away. Read more...
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September 18, 9:07 am
Op-ed: In remembrance of Terry Donahue, a Bruin coach who did not disappoint
News of Terry Donahue’s passing from cancer in July struck a deep nerve in me. As a Bruin legacy, I grew up watching UCLA football, bleeding blue and gold with my parents who attended UCLA back in the Dark Ages. Read more...
Photo: Daily Bruin alumnus Don Holley shares a column he penned in November 1987 after UCLA’s football team – then under former coach Terry Donahue – weathered a tough loss to USC. Donahue passed away in July 2021. (Courtesy of UCLA Library)
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August 15, 8:40 pm
Op-ed: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is a product of structural racism
This post was updated Aug. 22 at 6:45 p.m. Nearly three months into a pandemic that has disproportionately affected people of color, millions took to the streets to protest the murder of George Floyd by police. Read more...
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July 24, 3:08 pm
Op-ed: UC’s tuition hike will only further burden low-income, nonresident students
The University of California Board of Regents passed a proposal on Thursday to increase tuition and student fees according to the “cohort model”: tuition and fees will increase yearly by up to 5% for each incoming undergraduate class, who would then pay the same rate for up to six years. Read more...
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July 8, 5:08 pm
Op-ed: Funding should be allocated away from drug enforcement, toward harm reduction
This post was updated July 18 at 4:22 p.m. Last summer, I recall scrolling through Instagram stories and seeing a peer of mine sharing a few signs she had painted. Read more...
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June 30, 12:36 pm
Op-ed: Class of 2021 has responsibility to fight climate change, pursue racial equity
I am a proud member of UCLA’s graduating Class of 2021. As newly minted graduates, we have the knowledge and responsibility to address major problems in our society and to prevent them from cascading to future generations. Read more...