Racial equity is on the ballot for Californians this November. Proposition 16 is an amendment that would repeal Proposition 209, a 1996 measure that eliminates affirmative action in California. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 14, 5:21 pm
Opinion: Public Safety Advisory Council reflects UCLA’s unwillingness to heed student input
Saying one thing and doing another is a problem for most. But that’s just another day at the office for UCLA – especially when it comes to listening to students. Read more...
Photo: When it comes to listening to students, UCLA continues to prioritize good publicity over real results, and the establishment of the Public Safety Advisory Council is no different. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editorials, Opinion
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September 14, 3:47 pm
Editorial: Simply suggesting testing accommodations isn’t enough to support struggling students
In a crisis, one might hope for decisive leadership from their university. Shared governance is supposed to allow faculty to have agency over important academic matters. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 11, 5:29 pm
Opinion: UC must take initiative, sponsor tutoring programs to help kids navigate current events
This year has seen a series of trials and tribulations on a global scale. The COVID-19 pandemic has given way to a new, socially distanced world that has changed our way of life. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations Director)
Editorials, Opinion
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September 7, 5:19 pm
Editorial: UC should follow UCLA, allow student groups more direct say in governing decisions
UCLA’s student government has taken steps to elevate underrepresented voices. And frankly, it’s more than the University of California could be doing. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Office of the President announced a new Congressional Advisory Board composed of student organizations and advocacy groups to review USAC’s surplus allocations, introduce joint resolutions with the council and address USAC on issues concerning its member organizations. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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September 3, 3:50 pm
Editorial: UCLA must support divestment board over Public Safety Advisory Council
UCLA’s projected plan to increase its UCPD budget by more than $500,000 this year despite clear opposing demands from students defies logic. This increased funding comes amid protests calling to defund police over numerous complaints of police use of force against people of color, calls to increase funds for community programs, about $1.8 billion in revenue loss as of July to the University of California because of COVID-19 and a pandemic that will limit the number of students on campus. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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September 3, 2:41 pm
Opinion: UCLA must take into account needs of parenting and graduate students, freeze rent
This post was updated Sept. 7 at 11:15 p.m. UCLA-affiliated researchers may be pressuring the city to expand tenant protections, but students in graduate and family housing should not expect the university to take its own faculty’s advice. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Housing should immediately impose a rent freeze for students in family and graduate housing. (Daily Bruin file photo)