The funds appropriated by Proposition 63 to develop California’s mental health system will end this fiscal year. Our state is in desperate need of a measure that can fill the void caused by the end of this funding and facilitate a shift in California’s priorities away from incarceration toward rehabilitation and education. Read more...
Opinion
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October 14, 12:00 am
Submission: Prop. 47 would move state out of dark age
Opinion
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October 14, 12:00 am
Submission: Prop. 47 risks safety of Californians
Proposition 47, which has been adamantly opposed by every major law enforcement agency in California, aims to change the classifications and reduce the punishment sentences for many current felonies. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 13, 3:39 am
Julia Mccarthy: Focus on concerts, celebrities weakens student voting campaigns
Going to a concert and going to a voting booth are vastly different experiences. But for some reason, both national and UCLA organizations are linking the two, and using celebrity figures and concerts to motivate students to get to the polls after a stop at the concert. Read more...
Photo: (Vivian Tong/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editorials, Opinion
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October 13, 3:30 am
Editorial: Student vaccination essential as flu season approaches
With sniffles and coughs already echoing through crowded lecture halls, the UCLA community once again has to decide whether to get a flu shot. Scientifically speaking, the choice is obvious: Every member of the UCLA community that can get the vaccine should get it as soon as possible. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 10, 12:00 am
Submission: Conversation around mental health must change
While tabling at the Enormous Activities Fair for “All of Us: A Campaign to Rethink Mental Health,” I asked several people what the first thing that came to their mind was when I said “mental health.” Unfortunately, most answers to that question included “disorder,” “disability,” “disease,” “insanity,” “craziness,” “suicide” and “depression.” Most of these responses gave evidence to the fact that mental health is very stigmatized. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 10, 12:00 am
Zoey Freedman: Proposed soda tax an ineffective solution
If Proposition E and Measure D – which would add a tax to sweetened beverages – pass, living in some parts of California will not be as sweet. Read more...
Photo: Gayane Kechechyan/Daily Bruin
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 9, 4:40 am
Samah Pirzada: Success of plastic bag ban dependent on student commitment
The California ban on single-use plastic bags is a huge step toward reducing litter, but it might not be as effective a change as its advocates assume. Read more...
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