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Community, Opinion
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February 20, 3:22 am
Submission: USAC members apologize to Jewish community
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 20, 3:07 am
Kunal Patel: Gov. Brown must consult advisory committee when appointing regents
Without a doubt, Gov. Jerry Brown has provided concrete results in his most recent term as head of the state. From making tough decisions in the form of budget cuts and temporary tax hikes, Brown has – for the most part – done a fantastic job at balancing the state’s budget. Read more...
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Opinion
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February 19, 12:00 am
Casey Kovarik: Clinics must take steps to improve quality of care for Latino patients
Getting medical care in a language you don’t feel comfortable speaking is like driving a stick shift when you don’t know how: difficult and likely to result in errors. Read more...
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Editorials, Opinion
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February 19, 12:00 am
Editorial: Zero-based budgeting a promising approach to hold UC accountable
State legislators are putting University of California officials in the hot seat this week by picking through each line of the 2015-2016 UC budget in a long-overdue examination of the system’s finances. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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February 18, 11:43 pm
Editorial: Long-overdue changes to USAC Election Code help ensure transparency
On Tuesday night, the Undergraduate Students Association Council finally voted to amend its flawed and often vague Election Code. On the whole, the changes council made will go far in ensuring fair and transparent elections in spring, although there was one kink in the code left unaddressed by the most recent update. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 18, 12:50 am
Arthur Wang: Millennials fail to recognize racism as continuing issue
“Lazy” and “entitled” – these inaccuracies have been used over and over by those older than us to characterize the millennial generation, which is currently coming of age and includes the vast majority of today’s college students. Read more...
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Community, Opinion
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February 18, 12:44 am
Submission: Racism in UCLA bureaucracy hinders diversity requirement passage
Loud voices from too few individuals have challenged the UCLA College’s diversity requirement. The polling process ended in 2014 after a faculty majority approved the requirement and the Academic Senate Legislative Assembly voted for its implementation. Read more...