As a leader in the forefront of healthcare, UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center now offers its students free, specialized yoga classes that address the prevalent negative effects of chronic stress that many students experience. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 3, 1:13 am
Submission: Ashe Center offers yoga to help reduce chronic stress in students
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 3, 12:20 am
Aram Ghoogasian: Gender discrimination toward USAC leadership still prevalent
Male student government candidates usually don’t have to think twice about their safety while campaigning. Female candidates, on the other hand, face harassment on a regular basis. Read more...
Photo: (Vivian Tong/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 2, 1:40 am
Chloe Lew: Yik Yak brings bigotry to forefront, creates impetus for change
Ever since I downloaded Yik Yak, I have been searching for a reason to delete it. In the last few months, “riding the Yak” has become routine for me – partly in search of a laugh, but mostly in search of the one racist, sexist, bigoted or outright hateful post that would be my breaking point. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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April 2, 1:26 am
Editorial: USAC right to offer incentives to increase voter turnout
UCLA students don’t vote in their undergraduate elections. Last year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council spring election summoned an abysmal 30 percent of students to vote, while the Fall special election drew less than 20 percent, invalidating important ballot referendums. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 2, 1:01 am
Casey Kovarik: Blogging improves student learning, deserves larger academic role
As with most other things in life, students only want to do the schoolwork they’re going to get credit for. Which is why academic blogs need to start getting the weight in course grades that they deserve. Read more...
Photo: (Shelby Chan/Daily Bruin)
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 1, 12:00 am
Shani Shahmoon: Proactive approach needed for Greek life regulations
When organizations fail to adequately police themselves, university administration has a responsibility to step in. Nowhere is that more apparent than in Greek life on campus. Read more...
Photo: (Kimberly Ann Striegel/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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April 1, 12:00 am
Submission: Support of new bill would reduce tobacco-related diseases
On Feb. 26, Senator Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) and Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) introduced Senate Bill 591 in the California State Legislature. The main provision of SB 591, also known as the California Tobacco Tax Act of 2015, is to raise the current tax on tobacco products of 87 cents per pack by $2. Read more...