If you sift through the sands of the Syrian desert today, you can still find 100-year-old bones. The Armenian Genocide began 100 years ago today. Roughly 1.5 million Armenians were sent to their graves over the course of the following eight years, creating a trauma that transcends generations. Read more...
Photo: Mount Ararat in Turkey is easily visible in the skyline of Armenia’s capital, Yerevan. It is a symbol of Armenian nationalism and right of return. (Jesse Wang/Daily Bruin)
Sometimes, one people’s independence is another people’s displacement. In 1948, Israel declared itself a state. As a result of the declaration of the State of Israel, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced from their homes and forced to flee to neighboring countries. Read more...
Photo: Last year, supporters held a celebration for Israeli Independence Day in Bruin Plaza.(Ha’Am)
In college, C’s get degrees. When it comes to county governments though, a C tends to denote a lot less accomplishment. Which is why it must have hurt about two weeks ago when the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability issued a report that gave Los Angeles County a big, fat C+. Read more...
Photo: (Victoria Chang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As a biochemistry student who has worked in research labs, one of my greatest dilemmas has been whether research conducted on animals is ethical. It is understandable why scientists test on animals – it’s the closest thing to human trials. Read more...
Photo: (Shelby Chan/Daily Bruin)
The first day I went to my Political Science 30 class this quarter, I was surprised to find that it was the only time my professor would be lecturing to us in person. Read more...
Photo: (Yanna Lee/Daily Bruin)
I wasted a lot of my time at college feeling patronized – not for what I studied, but for what I didn’t study. For a while, being an English student – and not a science, technology, engineering or mathematics student as most of my friends were – meant that it was okay to be called “stupid” if I couldn’t pronounce some obscure science vocabulary. Read more...
Photo: (Kimberly Ann Striegel/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Student government resolutions can’t enact change on their own. The effort that sometimes succeeds their passage, however, can. At the Tuesday Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting, the USAC General Representative 1 office will introduce a resolution in the hopes of establishing an on-campus space dedicated to prayer and meditation. Read more...
Photo: General Representative 1 Manjot Singh is co-sponsoring a resolution at the Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting Tuesday to advocate for a nondenominational prayer space on campus. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
