Mingren Wang, a first-year business economics student from China, had to sell his house to pay for his tuition fees at UCLA. The University of California Board of Regents’ recent plan to increase tuition fees could potentially force international students like Wang to pay $1,700 more every year. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 28, 1:55 am
Yiwei Sun: UCLA must provide financial support resources to international students
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 28, 1:45 am
UCLA Consent Week turnout not enough to spread awareness on campus
UCLA's second annual Consent Week aimed to use five days to spread awareness of sexual violence and prevention, but failed to adequately expand its outreach to all affected communities on campus. Read more...
Photo: (Kailey Rishovd/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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January 27, 12:00 am
Submission: UC should develop budget without utilizing tuition hikes
UCLA’s Graduate Students Association passed a unanimous resolution last week calling on the University of California “to develop a budget that does not rely on a major tuition and fee hike.” As the largest graduate student body in the UC, I hope our strong opposition sends a message that students should not have to bear this burden alone. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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January 27, 12:00 am
Submission: Westwood’s walkable street culture should be prioritized
Up until the 1990s, Westwood Village offered much more in the way of amenities and excitement, but in recent decades the area has seen much less activity and becomes especially quiet during evenings. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 27, 12:00 am
Arthur Wang: Investment in California Community Colleges would bolster economy
Education should be for students, not for shareholders. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union proposal for free community college brought that issue to the forefront of national attention – and for very good reason, since community colleges currently enroll nearly half of U.S. Read more...
Photo: (Bijun Liang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editorials, Opinion
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January 26, 12:18 am
Editorial: UCLA should recognize activists on expansion of Campbell Hall
More than 46 years have passed since rival activists shot and killed UCLA students and Black Panther’s Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter and John Huggins in Campbell Hall. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 26, 12:15 am
Aram Ghoogasian: Bruin Republicans’ diversity requirement protest gains little support
It’s often said that a small, dedicated group of people can make a large impact. Last week’s protest by 10 members of Bruin Republicans was not one of those times. Read more...
Photo: Psychology alumnus Alan Absalon joined a small group of students on Bruin Walk last week to protest the implementation of a diversity requirement for the College of Letters and Sciences. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)