David French has a joke: “Everybody gets their decade in court.” Court is messy. It’s ugly. And frankly, it’s not a very good way to resolve disputes. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 10, 11:48 pm
Eitan Arom: UC’s litigious approach doesn’t give others fair shake
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 10, 1:22 am
Ryan Nelson: Equipping police with lapel cameras is safe, cost effective
Recently, a proposal has been floating among police departments to attach cameras to the lapels of police officers as they go about their patrols. And no, that’s not the pitch for a new twist on the Fox TV series “Cops.” Rather, it’s a movement that’s gained serious steam in the law enforcement world in the last couple years. Read more...
Photo: Eitan Arom/Daily Bruin senior staff
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 7, 12:00 am
Julia McCarthy: UCLA should provide support for open-source textbook efforts
This quarter alone Kendal Drucker’s three textbooks cost her almost $400. Drucker, a second-year psychology student, is involved in the California Public Interest Research Group, or CALPIRG, which is working to get professors at UCLA to join a movement toward open-source textbooks and other affordable online course materials With the costs of textbooks rising, open-source course materials, or resources made available cheaply and digitally, are an imperative for UCLA. Read more...
Photo: (Illustration credit: Evan English/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 6, 12:56 am
Maia Ferdman: Waxman’s successor should focus on education, cooperation
Henry Waxman, a longtime fixture in the House of Representatives and UCLA’s congressional representative, plans to retire this year, leaving a difficult legacy to follow. In his 40 years as a representative, Waxman, a UCLA alumnus, has championed a wide range of progressive causes. Read more...
Photo: Henry Waxman is leaving his seat in Congress after 40 consecutive years as a representative for a West Los Angeles district that includes UCLA. Waxman’s retirement opens the field to a number of prominent Democrats and nonpartisan candidates who have been active in the district.
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 5, 12:00 am
Eitan Arom: USAC makes progress with bylaws change
There’s one word in the phrase “student government” that is often overlooked and consistently underrated. I’ll give you a hint: It’s not government. For anyone seeking to understand or be involved in student government at UCLA, it’s crucial to recognize that it is an educational experience – as much classroom as Congress. Read more...
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February 4, 12:00 am
Travis Fife: Fraternities can benefit from talking about consent
Through numerous college parties, I’ve come to realize that in a college culture that often views drunken hookups as normal, the fun of a good party can bring with it the risk of confused sexual consent and a whole host of other issues that stem from intoxicated decision-making. Read more...
Photo: Last week, the Undergraduate Students Association Council put on Consent Week. As part of the events, students such as third-year world arts and cultures student Claudia Varney, above, manned information tables on campus.
