This year was a typical one for Bruin Bash. Well, except for the 23 calls to Emergency Medical Services, the sweaty mob that flooded the Intramural Field hoping to get a colored wristband and a rescinded promise from organizers that everyone who wanted to go would be able to. Read more...
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September 24, 8:46 am
Editorial: CEC, CAC needs better coordination for future Bruin Bash events
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September 18, 9:48 pm
Editorial: Standardizing meal swipe value would give students more flexibility
Not all swipes are created equal. One meal plan swipe can provide you with an all-you-can-eat buffet complete with an array of entrees, ice cream, various pastries and drinks. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Plate is the Hill’s most high-end dining hall, costing UCLA Dining Services an average $3.90 per plate. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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September 18, 9:47 pm
Editorial: UC must divest from fossil fuels to prove environmental consciousness
The University of California Board of Regents announced the sale of $200 million worth of its investments in coal and oil sands companies on Sept. 9, continuing the board’s trend of following environmental conscience only when backed by business acumen. Read more...
Photo: A digger extracts bitumen from the Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada to convert into synthetic crude oil for energy. (Creative Commons photo by . Shell via Flickr)
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August 16, 11:50 pm
Editorial: UCLA must provide parking for growing student, faculty population
UCLA has cut the number of available student parking permits this fall by hundreds, leaving nearly 1,000 students on the waitlist hoping to be able to drive to class. Read more...
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July 27, 7:10 am
Editorial: LA must apologize to Special Olympics athletes, rethink hosting plans
The 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games arrived in Los Angeles this weekend, with plenty of fanfare welcoming the 6,500 athletes and representatives from 165 different countries. Read more...
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July 13, 7:51 am
Editorial: USAC councilmembers’ sudden stipend increase unfair to students
Two years ago, the Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a bylaw amendment officially tying its stipends to the minimum wage, a move that was designed primarily to provide students with financial hardships the ability to apply to and serve at the council table. Read more...
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June 28, 11:56 pm
Editorial: Charleston shooting forces students to look at on-campus racism
In 1963, the Ku Klux Klan detonated a bomb in a church in Birmingham, Ala., killing four black girls. The attack was a national tragedy that held a mirror up to America, revealing an ugly truth that spurred public support for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 less than a year later. Read more...