UCLA’s version of C-SPAN is an important service for transparency, but it shouldn’t be rocket science – or cost thousands of dollars to support. The Undergraduate Students Association Council has been discussing for almost two months changing the policies surrounding its USAC Live! Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 26, 1:01 am
William Bleveans: Surplus of Bruin alert programs creates confusion, wastes resources
Conventional wisdom holds that smartphone apps make our lives easier. But a confusing glut of apps and digital programs designed to enhance safety at UCLA has done the exact opposite. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 24, 10:13 pm
Mariah Furtek: UC-Zipcar partnership should allow one-way travel between campuses
The whistle of a train pierces the quiet afternoon as the carriage rocks from side to side, grimy windows framing a slow-moving California coastline. This may sound like a scene from a docudrama about the California Gold Rush or westward expansion, but it’s actually a description of the antiquated and inconvenient commute many students make today on Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner, a train that runs between San Diego and San Luis Obispo. Read more...
Photo: Zipcar has a partnership with the University of California, through which students are offered discounted memberships and on-campus access to rentable cars. The UC should expand this partnership to allow students to pick up cars at one campus and drop them off at another. (Creative Commons photo by Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz)
Community, Opinion
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October 24, 10:06 pm
Submission: Intolerant policies warrant nonviolent protests, not civil discourse
In the context of a fascist regime in power, you cannot have “civil discourse” with fascists. Conservative campus groups like the Young Americans for Freedom, an appendage group of the Young America’s Foundation, receive millions of dollars in subsidies and backing to fund speakers who do not recognize the humanity of whole sections of people, such as throughdenigrating undocumented immigrants. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 24, 12:33 am
Emily Merz: OCHC and Residential Life must work to provide student-driven programming
The scariest part of the Hill may not be its annual Haunted Hill, but rather its massive covert programming budget. It’s not cheap to live on the Hill. Read more...
Photo: Residential Life and the On-Campus Housing Council, two entities that host events on the Hill, command programming budgets of $11,000 and $50,00 respectively. However, they don’t disclose how exactly they spend this money, raising transparency concerns. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Community, Opinion
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October 24, 12:31 am
Submission: Athletes, students should remain in stadium for alma mater
As a fourth-year member of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band, I have personally attended a great number of sporting events, from football games to basketball games to gymnastics meets. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 22, 10:07 pm
Pravin Visakan: Ending LGBTQ discrimination begins with more inclusive education
Being queer in California isn’t exactly sunshine and rainbows. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and people of all sexual orientations and genders still face discrimination and harassment in their daily lives. Read more...
Photo: California’s Instructional Quality Commission, an advisory group to the Board of Education, approved a new set of educational materials that are more inclusive of the history of LGBTQ people. The state needs to ensure these materials are actually utilized by the local districts. (Daily Bruin file photo)