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...
Community, Opinion
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January 25, 5:36 pm
Letter to the Editor: UCLA administration must increase support for Undocumented Student Program
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...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 23, 10:49 pm
Net neutrality must be maintained to preserve freedom of speech, equality
To the right kind of person, Boelter Hall contains hallowed ground. Wander its many dim corridors, and you’ll eventually come upon a tiny room with green walls and a glass door. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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January 23, 4:26 pm
Letter to the Editor: Benefits from Measure M light rail extensions outweigh the costs
Public transportation has always been the subject of controversy in Los Angeles, and this has only become more heightened in recent years due to Measure M. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 23, 2:09 am
Scott Bays: Students should be made better aware of auto-enrolled textbook fees
Little known fact: UCLA has a tacit tax on students who daydream during the first two weeks of class. In 2016, UCLA introduced a program called Inclusive Access, which aims to reduce the cost of course materials by allowing students to access digital copies of their textbooks for discounted prices. Read more...
Photo: (Hanna Rashidi/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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January 23, 2:07 am
Submission: UCLA community needs to mobilize, support clean DREAM Act
Eight-hundred thousand immigrant youth, some of whom are your peers and friends at UCLA, are hanging by a thread because of partisan politics. The recent U.S. Read more...