Thursday, October 22

Let’s make elections boring again: Bruins can help safeguard democracy

This post was updated Oct. 20 at 4:52 p.m. The life of a ballot is boring. Or at least it should be. Last February, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized more than 650,000 ballots as part of an investigation into what he said was widespread fraud during the Proposition 50 special election, according to the New York Times. Read more...

Photo: (Riya Partap/Daily Bruin intern)


UCLA left students in dorms sweltering. The university must revise its heat wave plan.

This post was updated Oct. 18 at 7:43 p.m. Jade Fraser woke up every two hours from the heat last week. “I can’t sleep,” said Fraser, a first-year human biology and society student who lives in Dykstra Hall, which doesn’t have air conditioning. Read more...

Photo: Sproul Hall is pictured. Columnist Ruby Galbraith argues that UCLA must do more to provide safe places for students amid extreme heat. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Sustainability shouldn’t cost students extra. ASUCLA must rethink its to-go fees

This post was updated Oct. 20 at 9:28 p.m. ASUCLA doesn’t need to run a survey to know students don’t want to pay another fee, let alone for a to-go box. Read more...

Photo: Ackerman Union is pictured. Columnist Alessandra Kahn argues that ASUCLA should remove its $1 to-go box fee to ensure sustainability measures are not coming out of students’ pockets. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)



Diet culture is targeting college women. Staying silent is no longer an option.

Editor’s note: The following article contains discussions of eating disorders, which may be upsetting to some readers. This post was updated Oct. 18 at 7:35 p.m. Read more...

Photo: A glass of water and an empty plate are pictured. Columnist Nora Gallagher argues that college students should confront signs of eating disorders among their peers with blunt honesty. (Daily Bruin file photo)