This post was updated Feb. 23 at 9:08 p.m. Scientists in the United States have collected more Nobel Prizes than the rest of the world combined over the past five years. Read more...
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February 11, 8:25 pm
Editorial: UCLA must listen to, support undocumented students amid renewed threats
More news reports roll in every day about the intense state-sanctioned persecution and criminalization that people without legal status face in the United States. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning a sweep targeting undocumented people in Los Angeles in the next month, according to a leaked agency document reviewed by the LA Times. Read more...
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January 12, 2:10 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s hesitancy toward remote classes amid LA fires fails to prioritize community
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11 p.m. Fires raging across Los Angeles County have revealed UCLA’s lack of readiness and misaligned priorities, leaving students in the dark and forced to find help outside Westwood during the crisis at hand. On Tuesday, Jan. Read more...
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November 21, 8:07 pm
Editorial: Trump will strip Americans of public education resources. We must fight back.
This post was updated Nov. 24 at 7:34 p.m. America has reelected Donald Trump as the president of the United States, welcoming its slide toward fascism with open arms. Read more...
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November 2, 10:25 pm
Editorial: With democracy and independent journalism at risk, we endorse Harris for president
We stand on the precipice. In under 72 hours, Nov. 5 will mark the climax of perhaps the most intense and historic presidential campaign season in recent memory. Read more...
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October 20, 12:06 pm
Editorial: UCLA administration’s response to protests fails to repair ties with community
This post was updated Oct. 22 at 8:42 p.m. The right to protest is perhaps more valuable and more fundamental to the principles of our society than any other. Read more...
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September 16, 4:52 pm
Chiles, Barbosu, Maneca-Voinea each deserve an Olympic bronze medal
This post was updated Sept. 29 at 9:35 p.m. Like any other Olympic athlete, Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles has worked her whole life to place on the podium of the world’s most elite sporting event. Read more...