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...
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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...
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...
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...
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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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When UCLA denies or delays members of the media access to public records, it robs the students who pay thousands of dollars in tuition every year. Read more...
Trying to do too much and not trying hard enough can be equally dangerous when you’re an elected official, especially when your term is only a year long. Read more...
Photo: General Representative 1 Manjot Singh was elected to his position during spring last year. After Nihal Satyadev’s resignation, General Representative 2 will be elected in this quarter’s special election. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
