Students are entitled to their free speech, but it’s unbefitting of them to use that freedom to propagate false facts. Last week, the Bruin Republicans student group held an event titled, “Sabine Durden: An Illegal Immigrant Killed My Child,” featuring a mother whose son was killed in a drunken driving car accident by an undocumented immigrant. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 13, 10:51 pm
Lydiette De Jesus: UCLA must meet students’ needs for health care services
It’s 9 a.m., and the professor begins class promptly. Papers ruffle, and the professor’s voice is heard amidst a chorus of coughs, sneezes and sniffles. It’s flu season, and for a campus as large as UCLA, that means sick students – and a lot of them. Read more...
Photo: The Arthur Ashe Center in Bruin Plaza serves as UCLA’s primary medical clinic. It also houses the ASAP Clinic, an urgent care center for students who need immediate medical attention.
Community, Opinion
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October 13, 2:00 pm
Letter to the Editor: Flyers targeting SJP do not represent values of Jewish Bruins
To the members of our UCLA Community, We, the undersigned, represent a diverse cross-section of Jewish leadership, identities and experiences across this campus. It has been brought to our attention that on Wednesday, Oct. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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October 12, 11:12 pm
Editorial: Greek life must do more to address racism
Scandals and their impact on the campus community should outlive the news cycle. Last October, members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority dressed in baggy clothes, plumped lips and padded bottoms for a “Kanye Western”-themed raid. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 12, 10:04 pm
Arman Sharif: Creating a common funding application would help UCLA student groups
SOOF, CPC, CAC, PAB, ASUCLA, USA, SGA, GSA, SWC and even TGIF. As two-year director of an on-campus youth mentorship organization, I still find myself lost in the sea of UCLA funding acronyms. Read more...
Photo: Student organizations in need of money must submit applications through entities such as the Student Organizations, Leadership and Engagement office in Kerckhoff Hall. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 11, 10:49 pm
Blake Deal: Los Angeles voters must seek balanced approach to development
Los Angeles citizens will soon come to blows over whether or not they choose to restrict residential development near one of Hollywood’s most historical sites. In March, the Los Angeles City Council approved Sonny Kahn’s Miami-based skyscraper firm Crescent Heights’ plan to build two residential towers, called the Palladium Residences. Read more...
Photo: Harish Balasubramani/Daily Bruin
Community, Opinion
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October 11, 10:48 pm
Submission: SJP unfazed by hate posters, will continue to educate students
The David Horowitz Freedom Center plastered derogatory posters on and around campus Oct. 5 in an attempt to suppress student activism for Palestinian human rights and scare potential supporters. Read more...