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...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 25, 8:48 pm
Keshav Tadimeti: Gubernatorial candidates need to better address UC funding this election
If you aren’t graduating by the end of this year, you’d better hold on tight; California’s next governor has close to no idea how to play ball with the University of California. Read more...
Photo: (Thomas Tran/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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January 25, 5:36 pm
Letter to the Editor: UCLA administration must increase support for Undocumented Student Program
Since fall quarter, we have met with campus administrators to formulate viable solutions for one of our most vulnerable communities at UCLA: undocumented students. While our nation’s politics around immigration remain chaotic, we believe UCLA is in a position to exemplify its “Principles of Community” and institutionalize financial support for this marginalized student population. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 24, 11:55 pm
William Bleveans: Fund the UC must refocus campaign around preventing tuition hikes
For a campaign with such a simple name, Fund the UC’s operations have become dizzyingly complex in recent years. Fund the UC is an advocacy campaign under the umbrella of the University of California Student Association, an organization that lobbies on behalf of UC students. Read more...
Photo: Chloe Pan, USAC external vice president, recently hosted a Fund the UC Week to tackle issues of college affordability. However, student leaders running this program haven’t achieved many results as a direct result of their actions.(Daily Bruin file photo)
Editorials, Opinion
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January 24, 11:51 pm
Editorial: USAC should allocate fees UCLA once misplaced to its endowment
The undergraduate student government has struck gold. And it’s all thanks to a series of accounting mistakes. Over the past three years, UCLA collected the Bruin Bash and the Arts Restoring Community fees, but did not distribute the collected sums to the Undergraduate Students Association Council. Read more...