This post was updated Feb. 3 at 10:08 a.m. Another year, another case of overenrollment. And University of California administrators seem to be perfectly fine with it. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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January 30, 10:27 pm
UC Board’s hasty attempt to increase tuition displays its disregard for students
A plan to make students pay more money never goes over well. But this time students barely had a chance to go over the plan in the first place. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents recently postponed a vote to increase student tuition across all campuses. This decision prompts a worrying precedent that the board’s increasing lack of transparency and negligence of student opinion will spill into further matters down the line. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 30, 10:23 pm
UCLA shouldn’t recycle its old methods when creating new sustainability goals
For most students at UCLA, daily worries about the environmental crisis are nothing new. But for UCLA administrators, another day simply means more half-baked solutions to environmental problems. Read more...
Photo: UCLA is no stranger to announcing ambitious sustainability initiatives. The university has also failed to live up to those promises. Its single-use plastics proposal might not be any different. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 29, 11:57 pm
Hana: NWWNC should vote to remove hostile architecture in upcoming meeting
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 1:20 p.m. Armrests and urban planters may look nice to the average pedestrian. But when architecture serves only to privatize public spaces, it’s not as pretty as it seems. Read more...
Photo: Hostile architecture unintentionally discourages the use of public spaces. The North Westwood Neighborhood Council should vote to remove this architecture and focus its efforts on financially supporting the homeless community throughout Westwood. (Keaton Larson/Daily Bruin)
Editorials, Opinion
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January 29, 11:05 pm
Editorial: Implementing facial recognition tech would be a violation of students’ privacy
This post was updated Jan. 30 at 1:57 p.m. 2020 is looking more and more like “1984.” That is, UCLA is watching you. New policies for the implementation of facial recognition technology were introduced in drafted revisions to UCLA Interim Policy 133, which governs the university’s management and use of security camera systems. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 28, 11:05 pm
UCLA should bolster its support for the esports community, further invest in program
It is no longer 2008 – to treat video games as simply another pastime is obsolete. But UCLA has yet to fully commit toward establishing such a space for Bruin gamers who see gaming as more than a pastime. Read more...
Photo: (Kyle Icban/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 28, 10:56 pm
UCLA must follow the lead of student organizations in addressing food insecurity
Just because students pay for a meal plan, doesn’t mean they have access to food. But with a little more management from a top-tier university, students wouldn’t be left to solve that problem. Read more...
Photo: (Nitya Tak/Daily Bruin)