Ever since I downloaded Yik Yak, I have been searching for a reason to delete it. In the last few months, “riding the Yak” has become routine for me – partly in search of a laugh, but mostly in search of the one racist, sexist, bigoted or outright hateful post that would be my breaking point. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 2, 1:40 am
Chloe Lew: Yik Yak brings bigotry to forefront, creates impetus for change
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 2, 1:01 am
Casey Kovarik: Blogging improves student learning, deserves larger academic role
As with most other things in life, students only want to do the schoolwork they’re going to get credit for. Which is why academic blogs need to start getting the weight in course grades that they deserve. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 1, 12:00 am
Shani Shahmoon: Proactive approach needed for Greek life regulations
When organizations fail to adequately police themselves, university administration has a responsibility to step in. Nowhere is that more apparent than in Greek life on campus. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 31, 12:00 am
Ara Shirinian: UC should protect student privacy, take steps to prevent data mining
Every day, billions of pieces of information are collected on students and used to create intricate profiles on them. Most of these students don’t even have a choice, because they are forced by their schools to use programs that track them. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 30, 12:00 am
Kunal Patel: Napolitano, UC administrators must be more accessible to students
University of California President Janet Napolitano is in quite the predicament. At the UC Board of Regents meeting this month, student protesters disrupted the regents meeting by stripping, shouting and throwing fake money to decry the tuition hike plan. Read more...
Photo: A hot mic caught UC President Janet Napolitano calling a student strip protest “crap” at the Board of Regents meeting this month. After news of her gaffe began to spread, Napolitano apologized to students, saying that she “was caught on the mic with a word that was unfortunate.” (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 17, 2:28 am
Kunal Patel: Upholding freedom of speech includes protecting unpopular ideas
The recent controversy surrounding a racist bus chant perpetrated by University of Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members and subsequent expulsion of two chant-leading members has reignited the debate of free speech on college campuses. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 11, 11:07 pm
Casey Kovarik: UC, state must compromise to accommodate growing applicant pool
After 11 years of continual increases in the number of applications, the University of California and the state have still not managed to figure out how to make room for everyone who deserves to be here. Read more...
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