Reforms to the undergraduate student government elections seem to be headed in the wrong direction more than two months before they’re set to begin. Some members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council and its Election Board discussed bloc voting, among other things, at their meeting Wednesday and tried to come up with ways to combat it. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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February 22, 12:25 am
Editorial: Bloc voting solution brings greater threat of lower voter turnout
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 22, 12:23 am
Abhishek Shetty: EVP Zach Helder needs to align efforts with UC Student Association
Zach Helder thinks he can single-handedly revolutionize America’s college system in the vein of Bernie Sanders. Unfortunately, he lacks that kind of ability. Helder’s job, as Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president, is to advocate for measures that benefit the UCLA undergraduate body and meet with legislators to discuss such measures. Read more...
Photo: (Shelby Chan/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 18, 10:17 pm
Anastasia Lukianchikov: Implicit bias training necessary to support diversity requirement
This column is the second in a series on the diversity requirement at UCLA. This week, columnist Anastasia Lukianchikov argues that implicit bias training for faculty members can further support the goals of the diversity requirement. Read more...
Photo: (Georgia Perris/Daily Bruin)
Cartoons, Opinion
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February 18, 4:59 pm
Editorial Cartoon: Diploma certifies debt
Photo: (Zane Kaufmann/Bruin contributor)
Editorials, Opinion
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February 18, 12:00 am
Editorial: LED streetlights will lighten safety concerns in North Village
After years of allowing Westwood residents’ safety to be compromised, it seems the city of Los Angeles has finally seen the light. At the Feb. 10 meeting of the Westwood Neighborhood Council, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services said it has agreed to fund a program that will bring new LED streetlights to the North Village, the student residential area roughly bordered by Gayley Avenue, Strathmore Drive and Veteran Avenue, before the end of the year. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 17, 10:37 pm
Submission: Students must participate in community efforts to improve education
Since its debut, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk, “The danger of a single story” has become an integral part of my classroom with its message of not taking a single story as the ultimate truth. Read more...
Photo: Students have the ability to help improve the state of the United States’ education system by volunteering through organizations poised to enfranchise underserved communities through diverse education opportunities. Working with individuals is the only way to eventually create lasting and institutional change. (U.S. Department of Education)
Opinion
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February 17, 12:19 am
Miriam Bribiesca: Traffic safety strategy Vision Zero necessary to drive LA forward
When is a car accident actually an accident? The answer to this is: usually never. Nowadays, a “car accident” is a conventional term used loosely that fails to emphasize the severity of an ever-growing problem in the city of Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: (Creative Commons photo by Gilad Rom via Flickr)