There are more homeless individuals in Los Angeles than UCLA graduate and undergraduate students combined. 11,000 more. In the last six years, the number of homeless individuals in LA has increased 75 percent, from 32,000 to 55,000, according to the Los Angeles Times. Read more...
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In a recent Daily Bruin Opinion column, assistant Opinion editor Abhishek Shetty criticized the Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Code for the way it elects general representatives. Read more...
When it comes to trash reduction at UCLA, things can get a little messy. The University of California launched its Zero Waste by 2020 program in 2007 with the goal of diverting solid waste from landfills. Read more...
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California boasts the best public university system in the country. But tell that to the out-of-state students who don’t have a chance to attend a University of California because their high school doesn’t offer them courses that would help them meet the UC’s minimum admission requirements. Read more...
In an ironic turn of events, the United States Supreme Court is considering whether to curtail workers’ First Amendment rights in an effort to uphold First Amendment rights. Read more...
No Offense is back after a brief break. This week, join Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti, assistant Opinion editor Abhishek Shetty and Opinion columnist Omar Said as they give the definitive, most thorough rundown of the Bird scooters that took our campus by surprise. Read more...
Labor unions are bad for billionaires. Which is why the United States Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME is part of an organized effort by the likes of the Koch brothers, part of an influential conservative family; Sam Walton, founder of Walmart Inc.; and the Freedom Foundation, a nonprofit, conservative think tank, to make every state a “right to work” state – a clever rhetorical disguise for getting workers to work for less. Read more...
