Historically, divestment has been used as an instrument to discourage unethical behavior, as in the cases of South African Apartheid, the prison-industrial complex and the fossil fuel industry. Read more...
Opinion
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February 6, 12:00 am
Submission: UCSA should follow UC campus’ leads, support divestment
Opinion Columns
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February 5, 12:04 am
Casey Kovarik: Miscommunication between UCLA, study abroad students a major frustration
Information on study abroad is getting lost in translation before students set foot in a foreign country. Students planning on studying abroad have to coordinate with their academic department or college, the UCLA study abroad office, the University of California Education Abroad Program and the international school they are studying at before they leave on their trips. Read more...
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Editorials, Opinion
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February 5, 12:01 am
Editorial: Hate crime at UC Davis detracts from constructive campus dialogue
Hate speech reared its ugly head again on a University of California campus during divestment debates, in what has become a sad and predictable pattern. On Jan. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 5, 12:00 am
Submission: Petition to broaden vote on diversity requirement threatens UCLA College autonomy
Editor’s note: The following is an open letter to UCLA faculty that represents the opinion of more than 350 UCLA faculty members. It was submitted to the Daily Bruin by ecology and evolutionary biology professor Paul Barber. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 4, 12:08 am
Ara Shirinian: Issues surrounding broadband Internet deserve more attention
There are two main problems facing the future of the Internet in America. One is net neutrality, which is the ability of companies to choose what content they make accessible to consumers. Read more...
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Community, Opinion
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February 4, 12:07 am
Submission: Criticism of diversity requirement unwarranted
Cesar Chavez said, “We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community – and this nation.” When the faculty of the UCLA College of Letters and Science passed a diversity requirement in October 2014, I felt immense pride to be a Bruin. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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February 3, 1:48 pm
Editorial: USAC should pass new election code to maintain dignity of offices
An overhaul of the undergraduate student government election code is long overdue. The Undergraduate Students Association Council will vote on several amendments to its election code at its Tuesday meeting. Read more...