‘Tis the season – the season for catchy hey-ho hey-ho protest chants. After six years of tuition-frozen bliss, things are about to thaw at the University of California. Read more...
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November 22, 9:01 pm
Jasmine Aquino: You can’t reject those with whom you disagree
I came out as bisexual to more than 43,300 people last year in a Daily Bruin column. But my parents weren’t among them. It may be 2016, but it can still be risky for someone to publicly identify as LGBTQ, undocumented or as part of any other marginalized group. Read more...
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November 21, 10:22 pm
Aaron Julian: Democrats should focus on practical liberalism, not destructive protests
I was raised in a white, working-class rural American town that voted for Donald Trump this year. Urban liberals lack understanding of places like my home, and tend to write them off as uneducated or backwards. Read more...
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November 21, 10:21 pm
Chris Campbell: LA must preserve status as sanctuary city for undocumented residents
This post was updated Nov. 22 at 12:45 p.m. Now that we’ve handed Donald Trump the reins to run the most powerful nation on Earth, he’s spent his time pretty much the only way he knows how to: tweeting about the most pressing issue of the day, the musical “Hamilton.” But while he whines about the theater kids bullying him and his vice president, his proposed policies continue to demonize some of the most vulnerable among us: undocumented immigrants. Read more...
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November 20, 7:41 pm
Guillaume Kosmala: UCLA administration lacks coordination on sustainability projects
While the UCLA community voted overwhelmingly Democratic, 62 million U.S. citizens voted for a president who claims climate change is a hoax created by the Chinese. Read more...
Photo: The USAC Facilities Commission is planning to install solar umbrellas on Kerckhoff Patio, similar to the ones currently in place by Ackerman Union. However, they could compete for use with nearby power outlets installed by Facilities Management. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
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November 17, 9:27 pm
Arman Sharif: Anti-Trump protests are not in vain
Let the people protest. Lazy, entitled, ungrateful. Violent, animals, rioters. Childish, crybabies, sore losers. Political affiliation no matter, Americans have flung every name at anti-Trump protestors over the last week. Read more...
Photo: Since Donald Trump’s election to the presidency last week, UCLA students have taken to campus, Westwood and downtown Los Angeles in protest. Although they are often dismissed as ungrateful or crybabies, their protests are a vital exercise of freedom of assembly. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)
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November 16, 1:10 am
Kristina Iliopoulos: UCLA must re-evaluate smoking policies with passage of Prop 64
The entire country is talking about the historic moment that happened on Nov. 8. It’s quickly dividing California in two: one side very easily saw this coming and the other is outraged by the result, taking to social media to protest the outcome. Read more...
Photo: (Chris Campbell/Daily Bruin senior staff)