The decision to walk into Counseling and Psychological Services and ask for help was one of the hardest I ever made. It took months of coaxing from my family to convince me to stop putting off what I later found to be a relatively painless first experience at CAPS, which involved filling out forms and talking to a brief screen counselor. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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March 7, 10:37 pm
Editorial: AAC’s petition to discount SAT, ACT important, but method questionable
New SAT, same old problems. While the so-called college readiness exam is a thing of the past for college students, the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Academic Affairs Commission has brought it back to the fore. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 6, 11:51 pm
Ani Gasparyan: UC’s nursing retirement plan jeopardizes patient, workplace safety
You would expect the nation’s top-tier hospitals to not just be invested in maintaining quality patient care, but also in cultivating a healthy work environment. The University of California’s treatment of its nurses suggests otherwise. Read more...
Photo: The University of California is in negotiations with the California Nurses Association over working conditions and benefits for nurses. To put it bluntly, the UC’s proposed plans get it wrong.(Jenna Smith/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 6, 11:45 pm
Emily Merz: LA needs legislation encouraging development of affordable housing
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...
Photo: (Lexi Sanchez/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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March 5, 11:42 pm
Submission: Criticism of USAC voting system shows misunderstanding of its purpose
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...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 5, 11:38 pm
Sam Smoot: UCLA clarifying zero-waste program would better incentivize students
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...
Photo: (Hannah Kim/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 5, 9:18 am
Sandra Wenceslao: UC’s college-prep courses should offer affordable out-of-state prices
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...