A number of questions still need answering as UCLA steadily approaches the upcoming academic and athletic year. Currently, UCLA Athletics only notes positive cases on UCLA’s official COVID-19 tracker, which does not distinguish between student-athletes and other students on campus. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 6, 7:56 pm
Opinion: UCLA’s support for students of color must be meaningful, go beyond building names
No one said change comes easy. But at UCLA, change comes painstakingly slow – to the unfortunate detriment of its students. The past few months have borne witness to the protests and reforms of a growing racial justice movement, all amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: UCLA must support students of color by funding on-campus initiatives and resources. Performative acts of showmanship are not enough to address institutional failings. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editorials, Opinion
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August 3, 5:18 pm
Editorial: UCLA needs to stand up to legal databases with ties to ICE, promote alternatives
UCLA has long claimed to be a champion for undocumented students, but contracts speak louder than words. Specifically, contracts with legal databases that sell information to the U.S. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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July 31, 1:46 pm
Op-ed: Physical sciences division must make changes regarding diversity, representation
Dozens of undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from UCLA’s Division of Physical Sciences wrote an actionable plan to increase the impact of our current diversity initiatives. Read more...
Photo: The Division of Physical Sciences must listen to its students’ concerns and expand current diversity initiatives. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Editorials, Opinion
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July 28, 2:08 pm
Editorial: Lack of transparent financial aid practices forces stressful choices on students
Communication has never been UCLA’s strong suit. But this past weekend, the university reached a new low. Some students checked their inboxes Saturday and found an unexpectedly low financial aid package for the 2020-2021 school year. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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July 28, 10:55 am
Op-ed: UCLA should lower budget deficit by converting parking into affordable housing
Here’s what shrinking university budgets and a housing paucity could have in common. In the recent past and likely into the next generation, it is hard to imagine that public universities will receive adequate state and federal funding to carry out their missions to educate the next generation’s workforce. Read more...
Photo: UCLA should consider converting at least one of their parking lots to affordable multistory apartment buildings for public servants in order to make up for the budget deficit brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)