Our city’s sidewalks are crumbling, and with them, my faith in the Los Angeles City Council. More than 40 years after it said it would repair our buckled, tree-damaged sidewalks, and almost two months after it agreed in an Americans with Disabilities Act case to spend $1.4 billion to fix them, the city is now recommending commercial property owners repair their sidewalks by themselves. Read more...
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While it is widely known that exposure to cigarette smoke is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide, current trends reveal that cigarette smoking rates among the youth are at their lowest in 22 years. Read more...
At its meeting Friday, the Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors could allocate a hefty sum of student fees to a wasteful and ultimately unnecessary renovation to an Ackerman Union staircase. Read more...
Everybody seems to love TED. The conference and its talks – in which topics such as innovation, creativity and learning are frequently discussed – have become well-regarded fountains of popular intellect. Read more...
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If the University of Hawaii has its way, fossil fuels could go the way of the dinosaurs. Last week, the University of Hawaii System voted to divest from coal, oil and gas companies. Read more...
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On May 23, 2014, a mass shooting in Isla Vista occurred near the University of California, Santa Barbara. Six innocent lives were lost, and 14 others were wounded. Read more...
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I approach affirmative action as an academic rather than a partisan, so it is disappointing that Vijay Chokal-Ingam has chosen to engage in the topic, in a response to my Thursday post on the matter, by describing a very broad coalition of Asian American groups as “left-leaning” and nothing more. Read more...
