Picture a group of sweaty bodies gyrating in time to blaring music, grouped so tightly together they are unable to move freely. No, this isn’t part of Los Angeles’ unregulated, underground club scene – it’s your average Tuesday afternoon workout class at the overcrowded and underdeveloped John Wooden Center. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 14, 10:04 pm
Andiver Castellanos: ASUCLA student workers should not be overburdened
As a student worker at the Associated Students UCLA, work often burdens me more than academics. That shouldn’t be the case. ASUCLA employs over 1,500 students, making it the largest employer of students on campus. Read more...
Photo: ASUCLA student workers’ are concerned about being asked to carry out career workers’ duties, despite that not being part of their job descriptions. Store managers and the ASUCLA upper leadership need to acknowledge these concerns appropriately. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 13, 9:42 pm
Karishma Daibee: Valentine’s Day should celebrate existing love, not negativity
Saint Valentine, patron saint of epilepsy, died in 273 A.D. His martyrdom is commemorated annually by single young people weeping alone because they don’t have someone to kiss and hold hands with in exchange for chocolate they wouldn’t eat anyway. Read more...
Photo: (Juliette Le Saint/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 13, 9:25 pm
Selby Kia: UCLA should alleviate late enrollment times with surveys, petitions
This Valentine’s Day, while students flock to the theater to see “Fifty Shades Darker” or spend a romantic evening strolling through Westwood with their significant others, many freshmen will be bent over their laptops, frantically trying to enroll in whatever classes they can get. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo)
Community, Opinion
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February 13, 6:53 pm
Letter to the Editor: Political commentary needs to be culturally sensitive, mindful
We are grateful that the Daily Bruin has apologized for the offensive editorial cartoon that ran in yesterday’s edition. As individuals, and in our organizational capacities, we have repeatedly emphasized the need for collective humility – to realize when we have hurt others, to show the courage to admit error and to manifest the integrity to make amends. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 13, 5:27 pm
Submission: SJP condemns Daily Bruin editorial cartoon
It has come to the attention of Students for Justice in Palestine that the Daily Bruin published a political cartoon that conveyed anti-Semitic tropes in a portrayal of the current Israeli prime minister. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 13, 3:33 pm
Editor’s Note: To our readers
The Daily Bruin apologizes for the editorial cartoon that ran on our Opinion page this morning. As a newspaper, we take responsibility for our mistakes and apologize for them, so that’s what we’re doing here. Read more...