Batyah Jasper only managed to attend one uninterrupted week of classes during the first half of fall quarter because of overlap with the Jewish holidays. Neha Farhan and other Muslim Bruins only now have a space to pray on campus after years of advocacy. Read more...
Photo: (From left to right: Courtesy of the University Catholic Center Archive, Daily Bruin file photo, Courtesy of Neha Farhan)
“God, it’s so overpopulated.” Walking through Bruin Plate, a girl on FaceTime showed her friend how crowded the dining hall was. Almost all the tables were taken, there were long lines for the herb-roasted chicken and flank steak, and the rotating chain of dishes was overflowing. Read more...
Photo: A throng of students waits in line for desserts at Epicuria, UCLA’s Mediterranean-inspired dining hall on the Hill. As the number of enrolled students continues to increase, the university must act to address and mitigate the consequences of overpopulation on student life. (Bryan Palmero/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In California, many public schools lack funding for their art programs. Fortunately for residents of the Golden State, there is hope: It’s called Proposition 28. If enough Californians vote “yes” in this week’s election, Proposition 28 would allocate additional funding each year for arts programs at California public schools. Read more...
Photo: (Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)
In the age of sustainability, green energy and environmentalism, “natural” always seems better than “artificial.” However, when discussing natural grass fields or artificial turf, the reality is much more nuanced. Read more...
Photo: Artificial turf, replacing natural grass, now spans UCLA’s Intramural Field. The use of artificial turf, made using toxic and carcinogenic industrial chemicals known as PFASs, should be reexamined at UCLA’s sports fields in order to safeguard the health and well-being of student-athletes. (Bryan Palmero/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Biden’s recent Los Angeles visit was full of stops showing he cared about ordinary Americans. He spoke about public transportation, gave a speech on lowering the cost of health care and even stopped by Tacos 1986. Read more...
Photo: (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 11:07 p.m. A new and shocking report revealed UCLA has been secretly surveilling its students’ activities online. The report, released by The Dallas Morning News, tracked universities’ use of Detect, previously named Social Sentinel, to obtain information from students’ social media accounts. Read more...
Photo: (Maddie Rausa/Daily Bruin)
When I was 13 years old – during the 2016 presidential election – I wondered how important an individual vote could be in a nation of hundreds of millions of registered voters. Read more...
Photo: (Anna Richardson/Daily Bruin)
