On Nov. 20, President Barack Obama announced a series of executive actions on immigration. His announcement came as the result of Congress’ inability to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill along with pressure from immigrant rights activists to reform the nation’s immigration system. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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December 2, 12:00 am
Submission: DAPA fails to provide comprehensive immigration reform
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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December 1, 8:01 am
Casey Kovarik: Grand Challenges delay conveys need for small-scale sustainability
Only a year since its launch, UCLA’s Grand Challenges initiative is already behind schedule. Under the theme of “Thriving in a Hotter Los Angeles,” UCLA announced the plan in November 2013 in hopes of achieving 100 percent sustainability in Los Angeles by 2050. Read more...
Photo: Victoria Chang/Daily Bruin senior staff
Editorials, Opinion
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December 1, 7:59 am
Editorial: President’s immigration plan leaves undocumented students vulnerable
President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration fail to provide real security for undocumented families despite providing expanded deferred action for certain undocumented persons in the United States. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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December 1, 7:53 am
Editorial: Bylaw changes would allow USAC to engage in conflicts of interest
The undergraduate student government plans to vote Tuesday on bylaw changes that would make it easier for councilmembers to engage in conflicts of interest and erode students’ trust in their elected officials. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 26, 4:24 am
Submission: EVP office proposes two-pronged plan to address UC tuition hike
Dear UCLA campus community, I would like to thank every member of our community – undergraduates, graduates, faculty and workers – for partaking in any of our efforts to combat the tuition policy voted on by a University of California Board of Regents committee at its meeting on Nov. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 26, 4:19 am
Julia McCarthy: Career Center needs to improve student outreach
An hour and a half later, my head was spinning. I had just attended an information-packed orientation for the UCLA Center for American Politics and Public Policy’s Quarter in Washington program. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 25, 12:32 am
Submission: Protesting tuition hike at bonfire is inconsiderate, ineffective
I, like thousands of other students, found myself all decked out in my UCLA gear Thursday night, walking disappointedly away from the Beat ‘SC Bonfire and Rally while Ellie Goulding’s “Burn” played ironically in the smokeless background. Read more...
Photo: Students protested against the tuition hike at Wilson Plaza, preventing the organizers of the Beat ‘SC rally from lighting the bonfire, a school tradition that is held before the UCLA vs. UCLA football game. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)