After student government election results were announced Friday, The Daily Bruin tweeted that there was now an independent plurality on council – six councilmembers that had no affiliation with any slate. Read more...
Opinion
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October 25, 2:05 pm
Natalie Delgadillo: Independent candidates’ slate affiliations still apparent
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 24, 5:22 pm
Aram Ghoogasian: Election Board should reevaluate voter turnout strategies
The special election included five candidates, two referendums and one constitutional amendment. But the only number anyone is talking about is 13.6. The turnout for this election was never expected to be particularly high, but the numbers were abysmally low at a rate of 13.6 percent. Read more...
Photo: Supporters of the Bruin Diversity Referendum react to the announcement by the USAC Election Board last Friday that although the referendum received a majority of votes, it failed to pass because of the low voter turnout. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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October 24, 12:00 am
Submission: UCLA’s privatization pushes operation costs onto students
UC President Janet Napolitano made it clear this April that the UC system was turning its attention toward more private sources of revenue and partnerships with private industry to offset the lack of state funds. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 24, 12:00 am
Samah Pirzada: Dining Services must serve up sustainable info
Instead of blindly accepting what UCLA dining halls are feeding us, UCLA students should start asking questions about where their food is coming from. Whole Foods Market, Walmart and even McDonald’s have launched programs that educate the public about the value of responsibly grown food. Read more...
Photo: Annie Chan/Daily Bruin
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 23, 1:10 am
Chloe Lew: University police necessary to solve campus-specific issues
Past faculty member and Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs Emeritus Berky Nelson has a perception of the Los Angeles Police Department that is tainted by the 44-year-old memory of blood in a Campbell Hall stairwell. Read more...
Photo: (Evan English/Daily Bruin)
Editorials, Opinion
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October 23, 1:09 am
Editorial: Faculty should vote on new diversity course requirement
Starting Friday, the faculty of the College of Letters and Science will have the chance to vote for a diversity course requirement for its undergraduates for the fourth time in more than 25 years. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 23, 1:07 am
Submission: College Diversity Initiative would promote unbiased thinking
My first reaction when I heard about the new College Diversity Initiative was, “What? What could possibly be the point of another vote when we just had one in 2012 and that proposal was defeated, although, sadly, just 29 percent of eligible faculty voted two years ago?” I thought I understood some of the arguments against the proposal – there already were too many undergraduate course requirements, progress to a degree could be affected, there is no proven value to such courses, it would “force-feed” undergraduates material they have no interest in, it could waste faculty resources and students’ time and money, there is no need since we live in a “post-racial” society. Read more...