Statistics matter. Statistics keep us informed. Statistics allow me to go swimming in the ocean knowing that I only have a roughly one in two to three million chance of getting killed by a shark. Read more...
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Editorials, Opinion
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October 8, 12:00 am
Editorial: LA should focus on rehabilitative programs to alleviate homelessness
Los Angeles city officials declared a “state of emergency” and a corresponding $100 million investment in September to address homelessness with a bit more fanfare than the sum probably deserved. Read more...
Opinion, Podcasts
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October 7, 9:26 am
No Offense, But: Foreign trade
Welcome to “No Offense, But,” the Daily Bruin’s Opinion podcast. On Monday, the United States reached an agreement with 11 other countries to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Read more...
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Academics, Opinion, The Quad
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October 7, 3:07 am
Two social movements your high school history textbook probably missed
Think back to your high school history textbooks and try to recall how much space publishers allocated to various social justice movements. Columnist Aram Ghoogasian argued that textbooks’ underrepresentation of different communities’ histories generates the misunderstanding efforts like the recently passed College of Letters and Science’s diversity requirement aims to remediate. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 7, 3:04 am
Aram Ghoogasian: Social history education, textbook reform need to start before college
There is perhaps no greater buzzword on college campuses than “diversity.” At UCLA, students often talk about the importance of a diversified curriculum, especially in the social sciences, and the impact it could have on the student population. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 6, 6:42 am
Submission: Individuals, not ‘society,’ must consciously reject rape culture
Editor’s note: The author of this submission has been left anonymous to protect their safety and privacy. I am a UCLA Bruin. I cheer my lungs out at the Rose Bowl, sit next to you in lecture halls, lift weights at the John Wooden Center and take naps in Powell Library. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 6, 6:40 am
Shani Shahmoon: Peer support network would alleviate demand for counseling services
The transition into college is difficult for most, if not all, students. It can be harder though when you have no one to talk to. UCLA’s Counseling and Psychological Services is the main resource students have in respect to mental health services. Read more...