This post was updated June 28 at 1:14 a.m. Editor’s note: Editorials are intended to serve as the jumping-off point, not the conclusion, to discussion. As part of the Daily Bruin’s commitment to its readers, the board hopes to present a responsible and clear analysis of relevant events and news items affecting the lives of those we serve, but our editorials are not representative of the Daily Bruin’s views on issues as a whole. Read more...
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June 2, 6:44 pm
Editorial: UCLA, CPO administrators must address wrongdoings, implement reforms
Editor’s note: Editorials are intended to serve as the jumping-off point, not the conclusion, to discussion. As part of the Daily Bruin’s commitment to its readers, the board hopes to present a responsible and clear analysis of relevant events and news items affecting the lives of those we serve, but our editorials are not representative of the Daily Bruin’s views on issues as a whole. Read more...
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May 29, 4:38 pm
Officer Evaluation: Naomi Riley, President
Platforms/goals: Excellent For the second consecutive year, Naomi Riley set goals for her office that toed the line between daring and idealistic. Her main platforms – community, accountability, accessibility and affordability – are goals that USAC officers set year after year with varying levels of success. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Naomi Riley)
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May 29, 4:37 pm
Officer Evaluation: Aidan Arasasingham, External Vice President
Platforms/goals: Excellent Arasasingham came into the external vice presidential race with 20 platforms centered around three main themes – In Our University, In Our Region and In Our State. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Aidan Arasasingham)
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May 29, 4:35 pm
Officer Evaluation: Emily Luong, Internal Vice President
Platforms/goals: Excellent Emily Luong brought a sense of student-first specificity with her platforms. Going beyond the usual bureaucracy of the internal vice presidency, Luong emphasized goals aimed at affecting structural change on issues including rent, student-worker rights and administrative relations. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Emily Luong)
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May 29, 4:34 pm
Officer Evaluation: Laura Laubach, General Representative 1
Platforms/goals: Moderate Time was ticking when Laura Laubach came into office. The general representative 1 started her term in February after the officer who previously held the seat resigned. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Laura Laubach)
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May 29, 4:33 pm
Officer Evaluation: Justin Rodriguez, General Representative 2
Platforms/goals: Excellent General representatives have the monumental task of representing the student body’s interests at council meetings. Justin Rodriguez met that challenge head-on and planned to advocate for culturally accessible mental health resources, work with student-labor advocates and student-workers to create a student-labor task force and organize a research coalition to investigate issues such as cost of living in Westwood. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Justin Rodriguez)