Welcome to No Offense, the Daily Bruin’s Opinion podcast. Mental health is a major issue for students and UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS, is the primary resource for students seeking treatment for mental health issues. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 21, 10:28 am
Submission: UCLA must address violence against women in light of student’s death
We, the undersigned graduate students, faculty fellows and lecturers of the UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese, wish to express our sadness after learning of the death of Andrea DelVesco. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 21, 2:03 am
Catherine Liberty Feliciano: New CAPS policy hinders those with long-term mental health issues
Reasons aside, I was recently advised to consider Counseling and Psychological Services with the assurance that going there didn’t mean that I was on the verge of a mental breakdown. Read more...
Photo: Counseling services across the University of California shouldn’t cap the number of visits available to students in consideration of those with chronic mental health issues. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Community, Opinion
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October 21, 1:59 am
Mental health at the University of California – fast facts
University of California psychological counseling centers served 33,164 patients in the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Of those patients, 6,228 were at UCLA. About 5 percent of all UC students were seen for either crisis, urgent or triage same-day appointments between July 1, 2014 and Feb. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 20, 12:00 am
Submission: Support for transfers should not end after Transfer Pride Week
With Transfer Pride Week coming to a close, the progress within the transfer community is ever more clear. The transfer community is vast and diverse – diverse not only in ages but also in past experiences and the road taken to get to UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate student government Transfer Student Representative Ariel Rafalian’s office hosted a transfer student mentorship program to help incoming transfer students navigate life at UCLA. Mentors and mentees were announced at an event during Transfer Pride Week. (Courtesy of Ariel Rafalian)
Community, Opinion
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October 20, 12:00 am
Submission: Healthy Campus Initiative works to promote wellness of UCLA community
We agree with the call to action written in your recent opinion piece supporting the development of a peer-counseling program. We’re pleased to report that a group of faculty and administrators, led by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh, has been meeting since last spring to develop such a program. Read more...
Photo: Different on-campus resources can improve campus-wide mental health. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Editorials, Opinion
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October 19, 9:19 am
Editorial: BruinAlert should update UCLA community as situations progress
For the first time this quarter, the Office of Emergency Management successfully used BruinAlert to inform students of potential danger near campus. However, the BruinAlert sent to the student body Thursday regarding the alleged hostage situation on Tiverton Avenue came nearly an hour after the Daily Bruin had already confirmed and tweeted about the incident, and with little clarity. Read more...