Accountability is a nice thing to ride into office on, but when faced with the realities of governance, it’s a difficult platform to follow through with. Read more...

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It’s hard to argue that campus climate is not a problem at UCLA. A growing list of incidents on campus this year proves that point: student protests denouncing Proposition 209, which bans affirmative action in the state of California; a student video criticizing the university’s lack of black students; racist and sexist fliers directed at the Asian American population on campus; and an Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting that ran more than 11 hours and included several hateful public comments toward the Palestinian and Jewish communities on campus. Read more...

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Visiting Israel has always felt like coming home. As a Jew, walking through the cobblestone streets in the Old City of Jerusalem brings forth a sense of enchantment. Read more...

Photo: A protest mural in the Aida refugee camp in the West Bank shows soldiers detaining a blindfolded man. (Maia Ferdman/Daily Bruin staff)

As a Jew, there’s no word I reserve when describing how I feel about anti-Semitism. “Abhor” is my go-to. “Despise” is fair game. “Disgusting” is appropriate as an adjective. Read more...

Photo: Last week’s Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting had almost nine hours of public comment. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)