UCLA is in the crosshairs of yet another lawsuit – something it could have avoided if only it had known the meaning of the word “promptly.” The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a nonprofit that advocates for free speech rights at colleges, filed a lawsuit in March against UCLA to force it to comply with a records request. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 7, 10:30 pm
Revamping class planning process would help reduce student stress, confusion
It’s straight out of the 1990s: Websites are still poorly formatted globs of text and information is scattered across the internet. Universities are slowly moving onto the web, but finding what you need is like looking for a quarter of a needle in a haystack. Read more...
Photo: UCLA must improve its course descriptions and its class planner so that students aren’t forced to guess when the classes they want to take will be next available. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
Interactive Page, Opinion
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April 5, 10:56 am
Whose Campus?
A single, clenched fist thrust from a sea of white ivory. That’s the symbol of equity in higher education. It’s the sigil black students wear when they rise up to challenge an institution that has abandoned them. Read more...
Photo: (Lauren Ho/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 5, 2:00 am
UCLA’s policies and politics have made an equitable campus only a fleeting dream
A single, clenched fist thrust from a sea of white ivory. That’s the symbol of equity in higher education. It’s the sigil black students wear when they rise up to challenge an institution that has abandoned them. Read more...
Photo: (Claire Sun/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 5, 1:54 am
Common Book Program would benefit from student involvement in selection process
The first time I heard about the Common Book, I was two midterms into week six and finishing an eight-page essay. Suffice it to say, I wanted nothing to do with a novel. Read more...
Photo: This year’s Common Book was marked by controversy and criticism. But the heated feedback shows us something promising: how much potential the book has to promote diversity. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 5, 1:28 am
Groups for inclusion of marginalized communities instead enforce exclusivity
“It’s not my responsibility to teach you, it’s your responsibility to learn.” That’s the motto boasted by many in the LGBTQ groups on campus. The problem is: Who are students expected to learn from? Read more...
Photo: Safe spaces on campus are meant to give marginalized community members a venue to appreciate their identities. These inclusive spaces are, ironically enough, exclusive to their own. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 5, 1:24 am
UC creates community walls by failing to fully support transfer student inclusivity
Think back to a moment of self-doubt you’ve experienced in university. Perhaps you’re gripping your notes with sweaty palms in seminar, dreading your turn to give a presentation. Read more...
Photo: (Thomas Tran/Daily Bruin)