UCLA’s approach to assessing campus climate seems to consist of little more than Venn diagrams and an iPhone X. The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’s research and development branch, BruinX, recently finished beta testing a mobile app aimed at better gauging campus climate. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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July 15, 10:25 pm
Chris Busco: UCLA should vet landlords, provide resources for off-campus housing searches
UCLA, like any college, is a stressful place. Final exams, internship applications and club commitments ensure students are rigid with tension as their minds and bodies are put to the test. Read more...
Photo: (Courtney Fortier/Daily Bruin)
Editorials, Opinion
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July 8, 10:52 pm
Editorial: California’s flawed ballot system complicates, hinders voting process
California has taken democracy to a new level: its ballot system not only turns residents into legislators, but it also forces them to do political gymnastics to ensure qualified candidates make it to general elections. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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July 8, 10:51 pm
Sam Smoot: GOP’s weaponization of Supreme Court will hurt everyday Americans
With a trade war on the horizon and thousands of immigrant children still separated from their families, it’s easy to miss the climax of what is being called one of the most influential labor cases of the last half-century. Read more...
Photo: (Angela Song/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion, Podcasts
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July 8, 1:38 pm
No Offense, But: Veggie Grill and the year’s end
The final “No Offense, But” podcast of the 2017-2018 year is finally here! Join a diverse cast of Daily Bruin staffers as they reflect on an eventful school year, reminisce about graduation and do a food review of the latest attraction in Ackerman Union: Veggie Grill. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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July 1, 8:28 pm
William Bleveans: Students’ gender-specific subletting advertisements violate fair housing acts
Although Facebook, Inc., has received its fair share of scrutiny recently, the behavior of UCLA students on the platform demands attention as well. Around the end of every school year, dozens of UCLA students post in a Facebook page titled “UCLA Sublets/Apartments” to sublease their apartments to their peers staying in Westwood for the summer. Read more...
Photo: Many UCLA students sublet apartments in the summer. By advertising to specific genders via Facebook pages for students, however, they are violating fair housing laws. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
Editorials, Opinion
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July 1, 8:26 pm
Editorial: Student Title IX board should guide how UC reacts to harassment allegations
The dean of a top-10 law school. A University of California regent. And more than 130 faculty and employees. The University of California’s list of sexual predators is frighteningly extensive. Read more...