This post was updated April 15 at 8:01 p.m. When federal agents in plainclothes abducted Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk off the streets of Somerville, Massachusetts, they didn’t just detain one person. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 13, 2:23 pm
Opinion: What Ye’s antisemitic hate speech means for Jewish fans
Editor’s note: This post was updated April 15 at 8:19 p.m. to remove unsubstantiated conjecture about Ye’s mental health. Ye’s hate-fueled rampages on X in February reignited debates over whether his behavior stems from deep-seated bigotry or untreated mental illness. Read more...
Photo: (Yuri Mansukhani/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 9, 11:13 am
Opinion: Despite campus renovations being needed, UCLA should increase project transparency
This post was updated April 10 at 7:35 p.m. Finding open gym equipment to use or a place to study often requires a great deal of effort when you’re supposed to share with more than 30,000 of your peers. Read more...
Photo: Scaffolding sits near Powell Library during the building’s renovation for seismic improvements. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 6, 2:31 pm
Uncomfortable Conversations: Embracing mixed-race heritage reveals complexity of racial, ethnic identity
This post was updated April 10 at 7:14 p.m. “Uncomfortable Conversations” is a series by Kirsten Brehmer exploring a broad range of topics that are hard to talk about, often go unspoken and need a space to be heard. Read more...
Photo: Nobuko Brehmer, columnist Kirsten Brehmer’s grandmother, poses for a portrait on a ship. (Courtesy of Kirsten Brehmer)
Editorials, Opinion
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April 6, 2:30 pm
Editorial: Attack on national parks show Trump administration’s disregard for federal workers
This post was updated April 8 at 8:00 p.m. As purple mountain majesties become overrun with litter and biodiversity disappears from sea to shining sea, President Donald Trump’s attack on the National Park Service in alignment with his vision of “efficiency” only diminishes America’s beauty. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 2, 6:28 pm
Op-ed: As Trump arrests international students, we must stand together, defend our rights
This post was updated April 3rd at 9:36 p.m. Editor’s note: The views expressed in this op-ed are those of the author’s alone and are not the official positions of UCLA, the campus, or any academic unit, department or program at UCLA. Read more...