Donald Trump’s election took many of us by surprise, and while students are understandably shocked, some Undergraduate Students Association Council members are taking it a little too far. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 30, 10:02 pm
Jacqueline Alvarez: Campus “safe spaces” prevent students from engaging in honest dialogue
Two weeks ago, I sat in a safe space in Bunche Hall, eager to open myself to the variety of stories and perspectives students had to share regarding the election results. Read more...
Photo: Student groups need to host constructive debates with clear argumentation guidelines in order to promote a healthy contest of viewpoints, which is necessary to reconcile students’ differing political opinions. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 30, 12:23 pm
Opinion editors: UC Regent Norman Pattiz needs to resign from position
It seems like the only way to become a figure of authority nowadays is to have a recording of yourself making vulgar, sexual comments about women. Read more...
Photo: Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin
Community, Opinion
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November 28, 12:25 pm
Submission: Israeli-Palestinian conflict hurts all, Bruins should model peace
In October 2015, a 13-year-old Israeli boy was riding his bike near East Jerusalem when two Palestinian boys, aged 13 and 15, stabbed him and a 25-year-old Yeshiva student with kitchen knives. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 28, 11:41 am
Submission: Protests are democratic acts necessary to support rights we value
I hear the concerns that Aaron Julian raised in the Daily Bruin’s Nov. 22 opinion column. He’s right that both political parties have alienated white, working-class Americans by refusing to address their needs. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 28, 11:31 am
Submission: Media needs more pro-Palestine narratives for balanced perspective
“I know what America is. America is a thing you can move very easily, move it in the right direction.” This quote from current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking to Israeli settlers in the West Bank in 2001 shows why Americans would do well to educate themselves as to how they can be so easily moved when it comes to the Palestine-Israeli conflict. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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November 28, 11:29 am
Editorial: With potential tuition hike, UC should budget finances more responsibly
It should not come as any surprise that the University of California is considering an end to the six-year-long tuition freeze. Continuing the tuition freeze is not just unlikely, but potentially harmful to the University’s quality in the midst of rising enrollment and inflation. Read more...