Last week, I attended a council meeting to support my roommate, sorority sister and best friend, Rachel Beyda, as she went through the last step of being confirmed by the council as an appointed justice to the Judicial Board of the Undergraduate Students Association Council. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 18, 12:42 am
Submission: USAC members should apologize for discriminatory act
Community, Opinion
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February 17, 2:24 am
Letter to the Editor: Bruins must remember to sustain inclusive, diverse student government
I am always reluctant to comment on student processes to avoid even the appearance of influence. However, I want to applaud the Daily Bruin’s fair and principled editorial, “Objections to USAC Judicial Board appointment discriminatory,” published on Feb.12, that took to task the questioning of the qualifications of a candidate for the Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board specifically based on her Jewish religious and personal identity. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 17, 12:00 am
Alexandra Tashman: Cultural identities should not be politicized
I remember when I used to be proud of being Jewish. My family isn’t particularly religious, so as a child, being Jewish didn’t really have anything to do with God or temple. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council holds a meeting on Jan. 20. Several councilmembers questioned the ability of a Jewish student to serve as an impartial appointment to the Judicial Board at a meeting last week. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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February 17, 12:00 am
Submission: Chapel Hill shootings reflect hate culture Muslim students face
On Feb. 12, the Muslim Student Association at UCLA hosted a vigil to commemorate the lives of Yusor Abu-Salha, her husband Deah Barakat and her sister Razan Abu-Salha. Read more...
Opinion
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February 13, 12:27 am
Letter to the Editor: UC working toward transparency in reporting sexual violence
The University of California appreciates hearing feedback from students about how to further improve communication regarding its sexual violence policies and practices. The Daily Bruin’s Chloe Lew makes a valid point that students need to know who they can trust after experiencing sexual violence and how to easily access that information. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 13, 12:24 am
Submission: UC should divest from top-200 fossil fuel firms
The year 2014 was the hottest on record since atmospheric record-keeping began more than 100 years ago. Events in our backyards, across the country, around the world – Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Katrina, increasing ocean acidification, extinctions, irreversible glacial and arctic melting, drought, floods and storms – tell us unmistakably: Climate change is here, now. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 13, 12:18 am
Zoey Freedman: Self-motivation most effective in curbing classroom phone use
It’s not unusual to look around a lecture hall and see almost all the students’ heads bowed, but not because they’re furiously taking notes. The use of cordless electronic devices – specifically cell phones – in the classroom has become a prevalent issue, as it increasingly detracts from learning during lecture. Read more...
Photo: (Kelly Cheuk Ying Ho/Daily Bruin)