Nearly 2.5 million undocumented Californians, including nearly 600 of our fellow Bruins, have found themselves in a precarious position this year: President Donald Trump may decide where they get to call home. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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August 27, 10:51 pm
Editorial: UCLA must push more departments toward accessible textbooks, supplies
A UCLA department has finally implemented policies to lower textbook costs for students. And the change came about relatively easily: All it needed was an angry email from a parent to Chancellor Gene Block. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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August 27, 10:49 pm
Submission: Bruins must stand against hate groups in face of professor involvement
Benjamin Zuckerman, a researcher and professor emeritus in the department of Physics and Astronomy, has served as the president of Californians for Population Stabilization for seven months and on its board for 17 years. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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August 20, 10:48 pm
Chris Busco: UCLA service groups must do work that actually benefits communities
“We the optimists.” For years, these few, yet potent, words have fanned the flames of inspiration among thousands of eager incoming UCLA freshmen ready to conquer the world through community service and volunteering. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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August 20, 10:47 pm
Submission: UCLA disregards low wage workers, fails to enforce labor policies
I am one of more than 80 mostly full-time valet workers at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. We work for ABM, a contractor that provides contract services to the University of California. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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August 20, 10:46 pm
Editorial: Refusal to compensate all underpaid workers exposes UC’s negligence
The University of California has some homework to do when it comes to treating its laborers better. And it can start by not undercutting its employees’ paychecks and blaming it on glitches in its payroll system. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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August 15, 11:17 am
Submission: UCLA administration clarifies insourcing of valet parking operations
UCLA would like to clarify a recent story concerning the university’s efforts to insource valet parking operations at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. UCLA’s efforts to insource its valet services began in the fall of 2016 and are in line with the interest of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299 to keep jobs within the university. Read more...