This post was updated May 27 at 10:14 p.m. Tough classes, research on hold and a global pandemic. These days, South Campus students really can’t catch a break, and their departments certainly aren’t making it any easier. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 20, 4:18 pm
It is necessary that UCLA implement more effective sexual violence education
This post was updated May 20 at 6:12 p.m. Empty promises are nothing new for the nation’s premier public university. Diversity initiatives have done little to increase minority representation in faculty over the last decade. Read more...
Photo: In light of the uptick in reported incidents of rape in on-campus student housing facilities between 2017 and 2018, UCLA Housing and Residential Life must provide better prevention education measures for residents. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 20, 3:58 pm
Columns From Quarantine: Seeking silver linings while unable to return home because of travel restrictions
The coronavirus pandemic has drastically upended life in the most unforeseeable ways. At UCLA, our community is remarkably united by similar feelings of loss, confusion and concern, but also by light, hope and the perspective that the pandemic has brought to the forefront. Read more...
Photo: Second-year neuroscience student Ananya Shankar, faced by the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, has had to travel multiple places along the West Coast in search of stability and a sense of home. (courtesy of Ananya Shankar)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 19, 6:33 pm
Columns From Quarantine: The pandemic isn’t an outlying disaster – it’s a warning of an inevitable future
The coronavirus pandemic has drastically upended life in the most unforeseeable ways. At UCLA, our community is remarkably united by similar feelings of loss, confusion and concern, but also by light, hope and the perspective that the pandemic has brought to the forefront. Read more...
Photo: Amid concerns about how the world will recover and move on from the COVID-19 pandemic, Opinion columnist Payton Kammerer details her concerns about the environmental future of the planet. (Courtesy of Payton Kammerer)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 18, 6:30 pm
UCLA’s emergency response has improved since Getty fire but must be standardized
In planning for inherently unpredictable disasters, some measures are better than others. When the Getty fire threatened UCLA’s campus last fall, some expressed concern over the university’s communication efforts. Read more...
Photo: (Alice Zhang/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 15, 9:26 pm
UCLA is falling to USC again – this time in providing safe student transportation
When UCLA is able to safely return to the bustling campus it once was just a few months ago, students will need a safe way to get home. Read more...
Photo: With the majority of its student body no longer on campus, UCLA has the perfect opportunity to improve its existing Safe Ride services. This includes extending operating hours, increasing pickup locations and expanding advertising strategies. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
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May 14, 5:17 pm
Lack of transparency on fall quarter plans hinders students’ ability to plan ahead
The email subject line read “Planning for Fall 2020 and Beyond” and immediately UCLA Facebook pages exploded with conversation. Well that is, until students reached the line, “We are weighing various factors and scenarios for the 2020-21 academic year.” And subsequently were not told any of those scenarios. Read more...
Photo: In response to the uncertainty surrounding future university plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UCLA administration should make a more concerted effort to give students more definitive answers on their future plans for fall quarter and beyond. (Daily Bruin file photo)