An accessible education can’t be built overnight – or with $35,000. The UCLA Center for Accessible Education will undergo renovations to create a new community space for students with disabilities with funding from the Undergraduate Students Association Council and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 23, 10:44 pm
UCLA must take stock of its education practices, create student-run investment fund
Tuition is only the baseline fee for UCLA students looking to buy a practical college experience. And for some students, UCLA’s existing investment funds could be part of that experience. Read more...
Photo: Economics students at UCLA learn a lot about personal finance but would be better served if they were able to manage an investment fund mandated by the university. The practical application of real-time management can provide them invaluable career experience. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 20, 9:38 pm
UCLA’s new diversity module is only the first step to inclusion on campus
Despite UCLA’s mascot being a bear, its new diversity module sorely lacks any bite. For marginalized students, diversity is more than just a promotional keyword – it is a necessary initiative toward feeling protected and included on campus. Read more...
Photo: (Cody Wilson/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 20, 9:28 pm
UCLA’s online module unrealistic, uninformed attempt to promote diversity and equity
This post was updated Feb. 21 at 10:37 a.m. Diversity and inclusion are words UCLA frequently prints on signs, sends out in emails and even makes new vice chancellor positions to promote them. Read more...
Photo: UCLA introduced a new equity, diversity and inclusion module at the beginning of the 2019 school year. This module does little to effectively address the outlined issues when resources and student organizations on campus are actively working toward finding solutions. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 19, 10:38 pm
Benefits of installing sprinklers in older buildings outweigh the costs
History has a cruel way of repeating itself. And for the Los Angeles City Council, the consequences of ignoring past mistakes have proven to be deadly. Read more...
Photo: The lack of codification requiring indoor sprinkler systems for apartment buildings in the LA area recently led to a death. Los Angeles City Council cannot continue to ignore this issue. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Editorials, Opinion
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February 19, 10:33 pm
Editorial: Napolitano’s response to UCSC strikes ignores responsibility UC has to its students
They say knowledge is power. But for almost 59,000 University of California graduate students, knowledge has barely landed them above the poverty line. On Feb. 12, graduate students at UC Santa Cruz took to the streets in a protest, which resulted in 17 arrests after protesters refused police orders to vacate the streets. Read more...