By Ryan Smeets, Brian Neesby, Joe Vardner and Kristina Doan Bruins United was founded because Students First! divides student groups and because this status quo has been disappointing students for more than 10 years. Read more...
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May 17, 9:00 pm
Slate created to unite all Bruins with government
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May 17, 9:00 pm
Proactive attitude necessary to end sexual violence
Walk by Schoenberg Hall today and you’ll see the hundreds of shirts that hang on the clotheslines. Stop for a chat with someone wearing a red shirt that reads “Lives are on the line” and you’ll quickly find out the latest statistics about sexual violence ““ how underreported rape is because survivors are afraid of being blamed, and how, as college students, we are an especially high-risk population when it comes to sexual violence. Read more...
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May 16, 9:00 pm
As president, Kaisey will be a campus uniter, not a divider
The choice students will make for president of USAC this week is not a difficult one. Marwa Kaisey, the Bruins United candidate, is far and away the more qualified, experienced and knowledgeable contender. Read more...
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May 16, 9:00 pm
Editorial Cartoon
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May 16, 9:00 pm
Letters to the editor
Students First! was crucial to divestment As one of the founding members of the Darfur Action Committee and legislative director of the University of California Sudan Divestment Taskforce, I am writing to in response to Michelle Sassounian’s May 11 letter, “Robles’ campaign claims misleading.” Sassounian wrote, “The Students First! Read more...
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May 16, 9:00 pm
Positive change lies in Students First! vote
Students First! has a legacy of enhancing student life and advocating for change both on campus and beyond the UCLA bubble. This year, Students First!, which was formerly Student Power!, successfully lobbied the governor to freeze student fees, putting $500 back into every student’s pocket for the 2006-2007 school year. Read more...
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May 16, 9:00 pm
Bruins beware: Bogus business on the prowl
When a well-dressed man carrying a leather briefcase took the stage last quarter in first-year undeclared student Amanda York’s Astronomy 3 lecture, she couldn’t help but listen. Read more...