In April 2015, I enthusiastically accepted a position as Melnitz Movies co-director, before being appointed as director at beginning of the 2015-2016 academic year. Even though I had enrolled in UCLA to become a film scholar, I could not resist the lure of film programming and curating central to directing Melnitz Movies. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 30, 3:42 pm
Submission: GSA member resigns over duplicitous neutrality policy
Community, Opinion
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November 30, 12:00 am
Submission: Night market shows lack of Taiwanese representation
When I first received a Facebook invitation to the “first-ever night market”, sponsored by USAC’s General Representative 2, I was taken aback. Why and how had I not heard about this before? Read more...
Photo: USAC General Representative 2 Aaliya Khan participates in discussion at a USAC meeting.(Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editorials, Opinion
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November 29, 11:54 pm
Editorial: ASUCLA should set up pilot prayer space for more permanent solution
Some problems are so easy to fix that there’s almost no excuse for their existence. The lack of a nondiscriminatory prayer and meditation space at UCLA is one of these problems. Read more...
Opinion, The Quad
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November 29, 11:48 pm
The Quad: A long campaign season can save us from President Trump
“Everyone should get a bigger piece of the pie. Who doesn’t love pie? Who doesn’t love America?” The line came from none other than Donald Trump – or at least an actor portraying the cantankerous mogul, along with other students portraying Marco Rubio, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina at a mock debate hosted by Bruins for Rubio on Nov. Read more...
Photo: Students portray presidential candidates at Bruins for Rubio mock debate on Nov. 18. (Ara Shirinian/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion
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November 25, 4:32 pm
Submission: Offensive posters resort to fear-mongering, do not reflect SJP’s mission
Two weeks ago, slanderous posters appeared down BruinWalk depicting the work of Students for Justice in Palestine as connected with terrorist organizations. This example of hate speech is not a new occurrence, but rather a continuation of a long slew of attacks levied against SJP and other organizations that try to raise awareness about the occupation in Palestine. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 25, 12:02 am
Submission: Bruin columnist, SJP used selectively leaked information to accuse GSA
Aram Ghoogasian’s unfair and inaccurate portrayal of the Graduate Students Association, along with Students for Justice in Palestine’s usage of uncharitable tactics to express concerns with our funding of a Diversity Caucus Town Hall, leave us very worried about the level and style of political discourse at UCLA. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 24, 11:49 pm
Jasmine Aquino: UCLA Housing should create student committee for input on its projects
The Hill seems to have it all: a newly renovated Saxon Suites beaming with high-quality glazed windows and an expensive barbecue area, a new 14,000-square-foot Bruin Fitness Center that features an extravagant design and all new equipment for undergraduate students, and even free HBO. Read more...
Photo: (Arianna Gong/Daily Bruin)