When students try to communicate with school administrators, their grievances often fall on deaf ears. The appointment of a new administrator, however, has a chance to initiate a paradigm shift. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 27, 12:39 pm
Aram Ghoogasian: Diversity vice chancellor position must prioritize students
Community, Opinion
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February 27, 12:33 pm
Submission: USAC members’ apology insufficient
Faculty members are rightfully reluctant to weigh in on issues discussed by the student government, and even more reluctant to directly criticize members of that government. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 27, 12:20 pm
Benjamin Genta: UCLA needs to encourage student voting, raise youth voter turnout
Less than 9 percent of eligible voters aged 18 to 24 turned out to vote in the 2014 midterm election this past November in California, a historic low, according to a January UC Davis report. Read more...
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Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 26, 12:11 am
Travis Fife: State oversight too extreme as solution to holding UC accountable
In the fight over the proposed tuition increase, the state seems to have chosen the path of direct intervention. First, in December, there was bipartisan support for Senate Constitutional Amendment 1, which grants the state unprecedented legislative oversight of the UC. Read more...
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Editorials, Opinion
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February 26, 12:04 am
Editorial: Communities’ unified response to offensive posters a welcome surprise
What started out as a particularly bad week for campus climate at UCLA has turned into a rare moment of respect and solidarity among two communities whose relationship has often been politically and personally fraught. Read more...
Opinion
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February 25, 2:28 am
Submission: Faculty should consider pros, cons ahead of diversity requirement vote
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. In multiple previous advisory votes, the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences faculty defeated proposed diversity requirements, including a decisive rejection two years ago. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 25, 2:13 am
Submission: Eco-friendly approaches to landscaping can cut water usage
Amidst the bore and bustle of everyday life on campus, California’s current drought is likely an afterthought for the average UCLA student. But the university and its students are not free from responsibility in this crisis. Read more...