The single most important role of any university should be to protect its students. But UCLA proved it was willing to sacrifice that duty for a couple extra donations. Read more...
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July 7, 7:58 pm
Editorial: Although new budget provides flexibility, UC must prepare for economic downturns
California’s newly minted $214.8-billion budget didn’t leave college students behind. But the University of California isn’t off the hook quite yet. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s largest budget to date June 27. Read more...
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June 30, 9:59 pm
Editorial: Admissions policy audits are first step to heal wounds of flawed admissions system
They say time heals all wounds. But when those wounds are six figures deep in dirty money, the University of California better hope they heal sometime soon. Read more...
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June 24, 10:24 am
Editorial: UCLA’s lack of transparency on Heaps’ allegations endangers campus community
Another day, another disgraced UCLA employee. And the same tight-lipped university. James Heaps, a former obstetrician-gynecologist at UCLA Health, was charged June 10 with sexual battery for his treatment of two patients in 2017 and 2018, to which he pleaded not guilty. Read more...
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June 6, 1:20 am
Editorial: Pregnancy discrimination looms large at UCLA, forces women out of academia
UCLA has given birth to yet another inequity on campus: pregnancy discrimination. Two years ago, Sandra Koch, then a neurobiology doctorate student, filed a pregnancy discrimination complaint against the university. Read more...
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June 6, 1:16 am
Editorial: Administration’s opaque communication with media threatens transparency
Transparency isn’t a strong point for UCLA. In fact, it’s a sore one. For the second time in the past six quarters, Chancellor Gene Block bailed on his quarterly tradition of meeting with the Daily Bruin Editorial Board – essentially the only time he talks to reporters about the issues plaguing this campus. Read more...
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June 2, 10:46 pm
Editorial: A broken appeals system lets 3 Westwood residents stymie the Village’s growth
Three people are holding Westwood hostage. They have been for the past two decades. Because of its penchant for holding businesses at bay or filing appeals against them, Westwood Village has long been synonymous with empty buildings, unfulfilled promises and the distant memory of a thriving community that once was. Read more...