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...
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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)
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)
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...
Three steps forward and two steps back still feels like forward movement. But when those two steps back leave thousands without permanent housing, problems quickly arise. Read more...
Photo: Senate Bill 50’s failure to pass through state legislature means further detrimental setbacks in the timeline for alleviating the severe ongoing homelessness issue in Los Angeles. (Daily Bruin file photo)
There is strength in numbers. But unfortunately for the University of California system, those numbers are dwindling. UCLA has seen a decline in freshman applicants since 2018, despite receiving the most applications out of any other university nationwide. Read more...
Photo: Though the University of California has seen an increase in transfer applications in recent years, the concurrent decrease in freshman applications forecasts worry for future years. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
