Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared on the Armenian Chronicles blog. Many Armenian Bruins and alumni feel that the email statement Chancellor Gene Block sent to the campus on May 16 does not meaningfully participate with the reality of the Joint Statement of Undergraduate Students Association Council Ethics circulated among student government candidates. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 23, 1:22 am
Submission: Block’s stance on ethics statement concerns Armenian community
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 23, 1:22 am
Charley Guptill: Cru’s Safe Rides program should avoid religious, service overlap
The post-party nighttime trek from the apartments to Hilgard Avenue is treacherous. It’s cold, difficult to navigate in heels and kind of scary. Safe Rides, a service offered by Cru, an on-campus Christian organization, aims to eliminate the harrowing journey for homeward-bound women on Thursday nights. Read more...
Photo: Noemi Titarenco/Daily Bruin
Editorials, Opinion
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May 22, 12:56 am
Editorial: Chancellor Block’s campus commentary needs consistency
At best, Chancellor Gene Block’s campuswide email commenting on incidents surrounding this year’s student government election represents a puzzling divergence from his usual course of action on these issues. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 22, 12:54 am
Submission: Socioeconomic inequality facing Latino community must be bridged
It’s official: The topic of “income equality” is in vogue. From researchers to cable talk-show hosts, from policymakers to civic leaders, it seems like everyone is talking about the economic disparities between the affluent and the low-to-middle income earners in the United States. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 22, 12:42 am
Ryan Nelson: Benefits of hiring undergrad TAs outweigh costs
In physics, it’s understood that for every force acting on an object, that object is sending back a force of equal and opposite magnitude. But if you ask Joseph Rudnick, the dean of the UCLA Division of Physical Sciences and a professor of physics himself, this property of motion can apply to other areas as well, including education. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 21, 12:08 am
Aram Ghoogasian: Appointment process needs balance
The system of checks and balances is a concept we’re taught in middle school and yet our student government doesn’t seem to have a firm grasp on what it really means. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s selection of the Election Board chair led to questions about the council’s appointment process. (Christopher Hoo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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May 21, 12:00 am
Submission: Research enriches UCLA undergrad experience
As one of the world’s finest public research universities, UCLA provides a rich and fulfilling context for undergraduates to conduct research. Inquiry, creativity, investigation and discovery are at the heart of UCLA’s threefold mission of service, teaching and research. Read more...