It is a privilege to be able to turn off the news and continue with normal life. The videos depicting instances of police brutality from this past week are disturbing, horrifying and ugly. Read more...
Photo: Being an ally means more than just posting on social media – it means actively trying to elevate black voices and using privilege to improve the lives of others. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA Academic Senate’s decision to allow students to take more than one class on a pass/no pass grading basis certainly eased some of the stress during the transition to online learning. Read more...
Photo: The inconsistent application of pass/no pass grading is a disservice to students, but it can be fixed by a petition system that takes into account the difficult circumstances students are currently facing. (Daily Bruin file photo)
As spring cleaning comes to a close, the University of California has done its fair share by throwing out one of its longstanding admissions requirements – standardized testing. Read more...
Photo: In light of the University of California’s decision to drop standardized testing requirements from the admissions process, the UC must ensure its new test does not perpetuate existing financial and educational disparities between students. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Most students are ready to give up Zoom university for their brick-and-mortar campus, and online graduation ceremonies for a diploma hand-off. Online health services, however, are one thing students can’t afford to give up. Read more...
Many factors pose barriers between college students and their education – social life, financial status and health issues, just to name a few. But for the 600 to 700 undocumented students at UCLA, there is another worry they must add to this list – their futures in the United States. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin)
Once Bruins hand over their annual fees to the Undergraduate Students Association Council, they have no say over where that money goes. And neither does USAC. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board’s $15,000 dollar expenditure on gift cards to boost voter turnout for the recent USAC elections is a frivolous waste of money that could have gone into helping students during this difficult time. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The coronavirus pandemic has drastically upended life in the most unforeseeable ways. At UCLA, our community is remarkably united by similar feelings of loss, confusion and concern, but also by light, hope and the perspective that the pandemic has brought to the forefront. Read more...
Photo: For fourth-year student Abraham Chorbajian, the final chapter of his undergraduate experience revolved around a cancer fundraising effort that was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. (courtesy of Andrew Nguyen)
