This post was updated Sept. 7 at 11:15 p.m. UCLA-affiliated researchers may be pressuring the city to expand tenant protections, but students in graduate and family housing should not expect the university to take its own faculty’s advice. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Housing should immediately impose a rent freeze for students in family and graduate housing. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The COVID-19 pandemic and national demonstrations against the deaths of Black Americans have shed light on the brutal manifestations of systemic racism. Across humanity’s collective history, stories have elevated marginalized voices and breathed life into once broken structures. Read more...
Photo: Quad contributor Maya Harris explores her understanding of white privilege – and what it means for someone with a multiracial heritage. Harris (right) is pictured here with her family. (Courtesy of Maya Harris)
History holds the answers to our current and future problems. In order to prevent the harrowing parts from repeating, we must learn about them and actively enact change. Read more...
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If there’s one thing UCLA administration does, it’s talk. But when it comes to following through, it seems content to do nothing. Back in February, Jerry Kang, then-vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, cut funding for the Bruin Excellence & Student Transformation Grant Program. Read more...
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The COVID-19 pandemic and national demonstrations against the deaths of Black Americans have shed light on the brutal manifestations of systemic racism. Across humanity’s collective history, stories have elevated marginalized voices and breathed life into once broken structures. Read more...
Photo: Copy contributor Aastha Ginodia explores the toxic effects of colorism – and the lasting influence it has had on her life. In this photo, Ginodia (left) is with her older sister, Yashna. (Courtesy of Aastha Ginodia)
In every disappointment lies opportunity, and it’s no secret that online schooling is a disappointment. With classes set to continue online through the fall, new and old Bruins alike will return to a campus that looks remarkably different from what they imagined. Read more...
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This isn’t a normal time to start at UCLA – and we shouldn’t convince ourselves that it is. While August typically brings back-to-school jitters and the excitement of new possibilities, most of us are stuck at home, watching the world fall apart as our former realities slip further away. Read more...
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