Although the past two years have been marred by controversy which has attracted attention from the Daily Bruin’s editorial board, UCLA Early Care and Education’s Executive Director Jayanti Tambe’s accomplishments and her deep love for children should not go unstated, and people must realize that most of the problems with ECE lay largely beyond her control. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 27, 10:09 pm
Submission: Jayanti Tambe must not be blamed for UCLA child care center’s issues
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 27, 10:08 pm
Jacqueline Alvarez: An online reporting system would keep RAs accountable
There is no doubt that UCLA Residential Life takes the resident assistant hiring process very seriously. Hopeful applicants must undergo an extensive background check and go through many hours of training. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 26, 10:23 pm
Gael Adrien Mbama: Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion can do more to unify students
It is crucial in the wake of all-time-high racial divisions in this country for progressive college students to stick together. Unfortunately, as surprising as it sounds, we live on a divided campus. Read more...
Photo: Despite it being nearly two years since Jerry Kang became vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, the benefits of his office are not felt by many students. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Editorials, Opinion
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February 26, 8:46 pm
Editorial: ASUCLA should lease newly vacant space to essential student services
Associated Students UCLA has an opportunity it cannot refuse, and we have UCLA to thank for that. On Feb. 13, ASUCLA moved its loading dock for deliveries and equipment to an area beneath the engineering building, leaving its previous loading area – which rests adjacent to the base of the Portola Plaza stairs – ready for the taking. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 23, 11:59 pm
Scott Bays: Information seminars can help fight stigma against liberal arts degrees
Last summer, I went home for a week to visit my parents after New Student Orientation. I had spoken to my dad multiple times since orientation ended, but was too nervous to tell him about the harrowing thing I had done there. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 23, 10:44 pm
Arman Sharif: Housing at UCLA should not be gender-segregated by default
I usually get reactions of doubt when I tell students who do not live on campus that UCLA undergraduate apartment rooms are separated by gender. I ran into the issue last year during room sign-up, when my request to live with two female apartment mates felt all but revolutionary at first. Read more...
Photo: (Kaley Powers/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 22, 7:55 pm
Erin Nguyen: UCLA needs to implement competency-based learning in STEM courses
On my first day of organic chemistry class, my professor told us to look to the person on our left, then our right and expect one of the three of us to drop or fail the class. Read more...
Photo: Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin