Bayard Rustin is an often-overlooked figure in the civil rights movement. Rustin was an openly gay pacifist who almost single-handedly organized the March on Washington. He was a close personal friend of Martin Luther King Jr., but King cut off ties to Rustin when others attempted to derail the movement by circulating rumors that the two were involved in a relationship. Read more...
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To date, the Geffen Academy at UCLA continues to defy my expectations. But not in a good way. The Geffen Academy is a secondary school being developed by UCLA for middle and high school students of the UCLA staff and the LA community. Read more...
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This year’s Academy Award nominations caused a buzz with its lack of actors and actresses of color for the second consecutive year. And though we might chastise the Academy members, problems with diversity in the arts start before the Oscar nomination season. Read more...
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The editorial has been updated on Monday, Feb. 29 at 3 p.m. Protesters Thursday demanded the University of California employ union members at the almost-completed UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, claiming UCLA promised to unionize the jobs, but have yet to formally agree. Read more...
The Daily Bruin’s editorial “New sexual assault policy harms survivors” contains several serious inaccuracies or misrepresentations that must be corrected. First, the editorial incorrectly describes the policy’s “responsible employee” provision, which in fact only applies when employees learn of an incident in the course of their employment. Read more...
When you’ve been accused of restricting free speech, there’s a list of actions you can take. Hiring lawyers in an attempt to further restrict free speech should rank very low on that list. Read more...
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Editorial Cartoon: How to get the guy Read more...
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