Photo: (Kyle Icban/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Podcasts
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November 9, 11:27 am
In the Know: Westwood’s embattled history
On this week’s “In the Know” podcast, assistant Opinion editor Omar Said looks at the place we call home. He investigates why exactly there’s a new neighborhood council in Westwood, and the history of politics in UCLA’s hometown. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 9, 12:19 am
CAE must clarify guidelines to accommodate students with eating disorders
It’s 10 p.m., Thursday night, and your assignment is due in two hours. But those two pieces of sourdough bread you ate with dinner haunt your thoughts. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 9, 12:05 am
Submission: NSJP is deliberately using inflammatory imagery in anti-Semite propaganda
Last week, Joe Bruin was turned into a symbol of anti-Semitism. Just days after a massacre of Jews at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, the National Students for Justice in Palestine organization, a group established in 2010 that claims to advocate for humanitarian rights in Palestine, designed and released a logo in which UCLA’s cherished mascot is depicted flying what looks like a kite-bomb in the image of a Palestinian flag. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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November 7, 10:45 pm
Editorial Board: Centralized on-campus voting seems convenient, does not curb long wait times
The blue wave came and went. But at UCLA, it wasn’t ideology that kept students from voting – it was long lines. Tuesday’s midterm elections were a critical point for the United States’ government, with students’ votes not only affecting who represents California in Washington, D.C., but also state policies regarding critical areas like taxation and rent. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 6, 11:11 pm
Submission: Identifying bias within student government would promote minority involvement
I experienced a job interview like no other during last week’s Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting. I was interviewing for the position of USAC Election Board chair – the arbiter of student government elections. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 6, 11:05 pm
For students struggling with convoluted code, PIC Lab’s feeble efforts fall short
Programming experience is quickly becoming a requirement for students in the College of Letters and Science to get internships and jobs. If you haven’t had prior coding experience though, brace yourself for a world of pain. Read more...
Photo: The Program in Computing Lab is a computer lab students can use to work on their programming homework, but they’re often unhelpful. The university should help students who have trouble understanding PIC courses by offering them better tutoring services on campus. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)