Members of the Turkish Cultural Club tried to deny on Tuesday that the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians near the start of the 20th century was a genocide. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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January 15, 12:00 am
Editorial: UCLA community should stand against Armenian genocide denial
Community, Opinion
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January 14, 2:43 am
Submission: Transfer students deserve more representation
Over the years, the number of transfer students applying to UCLA has grown at a steady rate. However, despite the growing number of applicants to this esteemed university, quality representation for admitted transfer students has been limited. Read more...
Opinion
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January 14, 2:32 am
Submission: Transfer student stereotypes must be eliminated
Grueling, lonely, overwhelming, tough, intimidating, disappointing, isolating, stressful, exciting, adaptable, opportunistic, roller coaster, secluding, unexpected, full of homesickness; these are words commonly expressed by our Transfer Student Representative staff describing their first quarter at UCLA. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 13, 12:00 am
Casey Kovarik: College-ranking system should consider demographics, mission
Linking college ratings to federal funding is a good idea in theory, but it’s a bit more complicated in practice. Recently the U.S. Department of Education released a framework for a college ratings system that would score colleges and distribute funding based on those ratings. Read more...
Photo: Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin
Community, Opinion
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January 12, 11:47 pm
Submission: Deflating UC administrative bloat better than hiking tuition
On Jan. 9, Gov. Jerry Brown’s newly proposed budget for the next fiscal year disappointed University of California officials amidst a standoff over tuition increases. Gov. Read more...
Opinion Columns
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January 12, 12:00 am
Ara Shirinian: Transfer events should be student-run, creating sense of community
In the opening presentation at my transfer orientation session, there was an emphasis on the fact that at UCLA, you are not just a number. It’s unfortunate then that I spent the rest of the excruciatingly long day feeling like the opposite was true; throughout the day, I came up with more questions than answers and spent much of my time racing the people in my group to sign up for classes that were quickly filling up . Read more...
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Editorials, Opinion
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January 11, 11:54 pm
Editorial: UC’s lack of state funding jeopardizes public mission
The University of California is no longer a public institution. Never has that fact been clearer than with the most recent funding battle raging between UC leadership and Gov. Read more...