We’ve all had those apartment quirks we hate. For example, I wasn’t too fond of the hundreds of bugs infesting my apartment or the burst pipe that leaked from the ceiling for the past month. Read more...
Photo: (Anh-Vy Pham/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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January 31, 12:52 am
Letter to the Editor: Removing access to alcohol should not be focus in sexual assault prevention
As both an alumna of UCLA and a victim of frat party sexual assault, I read with great interest several articles this week on the alcohol ban imposed by the UCLA Interfraternity Council following the arrest of a former fraternity president for alleged sexual assault. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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January 30, 2:54 am
Submission: USAC should allow Academic Affairs office to serve on Academic Senate
Last year, students plainly and decisively chose the doctrine of equity, diversity and sanctuary when they overwhelmingly voted me in as the Undergraduate Student Association Council’s Academic Affairs commissioner. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 30, 2:53 am
Abhishek Shetty: USAC’s votes on funding allocation require informed decision-making
There’s a proposal on the table to allocate $74,500. A member of the table comes forth with a suggestion: Why don’t we round that up to $100,000? Read more...
Photo: At last week’s Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting, some council members felt they hadn’t done enough research to vote on an allocation to the Undocumented Student Program. After angry comments from members of the public, those council members bowed to pressure and voted away $100,000 to USP. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)
Editorials, Opinion
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January 28, 11:12 pm
Editorial: UCLA should monitor management after slew of administrative failures
UCLA has had a rocky track record this past year: It made numerous errors when dealing with the Skirball fire and tried covering up problems in its Lab School. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 28, 11:11 pm
Sandra Wenceslao: UCLA must address potential hiccups in providing dining halls as study spaces
Finding study spaces at UCLA is always difficult: dorm lounges aren’t ideal for study groups because you might bother others present; private study rooms in Rieber Court and Covel Commons have to be scheduled well in advance, especially with midterms fast approaching; and libraries are typically overcrowded and present similar scheduling issues. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Dining and UCLA Residential Life recently created a program to allow students to study in Feast and Bruin Plate, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. However, currently, Residential Life student workers are responsible for proctoring the new study spaces. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Opinion, Podcasts
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January 28, 2:37 pm
No Offense, But: Frats and Tide Pods
No Offense is back for the new year! Join Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti and assistant Opinion editors Abhishek Shetty and Jacqueline Alvarez as they discuss the recent ban on in-house fraternity parties with alcohol. Read more...