The state of fraternity houses reflects the condition of fraternity culture: virulent and reeking of vomit. A fraternity at Old Dominion University became the latest in a long line of such organizations to garner national attention for a reprehensible act. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin/Harishwer Balasubramani)
Congress is scheduled to vote on a resolution to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal in September. The deal, struck between the United States, Iran and five other world powers, would lift American sanctions on Iran in exchange for the de-escalation of their nuclear program and increased transparency. Read more...
A Chinese national studying law in the United States recently wrote an essay about affirmative action that was published on Foreign Affairs, bombastically titled “I’m Chinese, and I Know Why There Aren’t More Asians in the Ivy League.” I thought this was a little weird. Read more...
Photo: Two girls hold several Chinese flags, exhibiting their national pride at a pro-China rally. (Creative Commons photo by Rebecca MacKinnon via Flickr)
“UCLA stands for UC Lots of Asians.” I’m sure you have heard that one before. Asians are everywhere at UCLA – 34 percent of undergraduates, to be exact. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students take a bow after performing in “Catalyst,” the 2012 Chinese American Culture Night. (Creative Commons photo by Justin Higuchi via Flickr)
The first step in social progress is the most fundamental but often the most difficult: making people understand the problem. The issue of sexual assault on college campuses highlights this difficulty. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin/Annie Chan)
Microaggressions sound like no big deal, but let me tell you – the feverish discussions centering on the concept recently should be called “macroaggressive.” Microaggression theory, which first emerged in the 1970s, refers to unintended, albeit harmful, slights and comments toward another individual, usually a member of a disadvantaged group. Read more...
Photo: Students protest racial discrimination at UCLA during a 2013 sit-in at Moore Hall. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA has cut the number of available student parking permits this fall by hundreds, leaving nearly 1,000 students on the waitlist hoping to be able to drive to class. Read more...
