As UCLA looks forward, the continuing effects of COVID-19 are certainly a major concern. But the dangers of returning to campus – and its myriad opportunities for partying after more than a year of social distancing – present another worry. Read more...

Photo: With students, many of whom have no experience on the party scene, set to return to campus in the fall, UCLA needs to improve and expand its alcohol safety programming. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Sometimes, the most important things in life are overlooked. And perhaps nowhere is that truer than in UCLA student government. Although far from being the most important thing in life, it is one of the most important campus organizations. Read more...

Photo: With Undergraduate Students Association Council elections right around the corner, UCLA should look into developing resources that help Bruins understand – and navigate – the complicated institution that is student government. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)

The COVID-19 pandemic and national demonstrations against the deaths of Black Americans have shed light on the brutal manifestations of systemic racism. Across humanity’s collective history, stories have elevated marginalized voices and breathed life into once broken structures. Read more...

Photo: Loneliness was common for Opinion columnist Victoria Rodriguez, who felt she never fully belonged to her ethnic community. Explore how she has come to embrace her cultural heritage and adopt a new understanding of what it means to be a Latina. (Courtesy of Victoria Rodriguez)

This post was updated March 7 at 4:42 p.m. Actions speak louder than words. And for UCLA, its eerie silence on police violence is more than troubling. Read more...

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When it comes to addressing budgetary losses, curtailments and furloughs should be a last resort. But at the moment, the University of California is far too comfortable with the idea of resorting to that. Read more...

Photo: Unions such as the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 have been protesting unfair working conditions since before the pandemic started, as pictured in this image. It’s the UC’s moral responsibility to make sure it alleviates workers’ financial – and personal – challenges during an already stressful time. (Daily Bruin file photo)

This post was updated Feb. 28 at 5:02 p.m. President Joe Biden’s repeal of the controversial Muslim ban is an important step toward combatting the Islamophobia stirred up by his predecessor. Read more...

Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)

UCLA Housing Safety may protect students living on the Hill, but it doesn’t seem concerned about its student workers’ safety. Former employees of the organization expressed concerns with certain situations they were put in by Housing Safety staff and the way in which they responded to student workers’ concerns. Read more...

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