This post was updated April 27 at 7:35 p.m. Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of sexual abuse against a minor. There are some things more important than ranking, talent and winning. Read more...
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April 6, 2:30 pm
Editorial: Attack on national parks show Trump administration’s disregard for federal workers
This post was updated April 8 at 8:00 p.m. As purple mountain majesties become overrun with litter and biodiversity disappears from sea to shining sea, President Donald Trump’s attack on the National Park Service in alignment with his vision of “efficiency” only diminishes America’s beauty. Read more...
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March 21, 8:03 pm
Editorial: Trump’s moves to silence journalists creates a harmful, biased narrative
This post was updated March 30 at 9:57 p.m. Last month, the Trump administration announced it would choose which news outlets had access to the White House press pool – a move that upended over a century of precedent and marked yet another push for executive control by President Donald Trump. Read more...
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March 9, 7:30 pm
Editorial: When it comes to violence, UCLA admin must not maintain double standards
Police shot students in the head with rubber bullets. Administrators allowed counter-protesters to beat students with poles and spray them with bear mace for hours before intervening. Read more...
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February 18, 12:04 am
Editorial: Federal NIH cuts will bleed university research programs dry
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...