In the coming months, the undergraduate student government will have to appoint several more students to positions on various UCLA governing bodies and committees. And if past patterns are any indication of future outcomes, the pool of applicants that Undergraduate Students Association Council President Devin Murphy will have to choose from will be underwhelming, to say the least. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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October 6, 1:40 am
Editorial: Publicizing open positions necessary to find more qualified applicants
Community, Opinion
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October 6, 1:39 am
Submission: UCLA community must foster awareness of mental health issues
The anticipation of starting a new academic year reminds us of the academic and social stressors that impact our overall well-being during the year. Stressors can be related to academics, financial problems, family and friends or campus climate issues, and they all contribute to anxieties that can affect our mental health. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 6, 1:35 am
Natalie Delgadillo: Involuntary withdrawal policies must be accessible to students
For the past four days, I have been scouring the Internet and calling several people in UCLA administration and Media Relations, asking a simple policy question: Are students ever forcibly withdrawn from school here because of mental health issues? Read more...
Photo: Victoria Chang/Daily Bruin
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 3, 1:06 am
Julia McCarthy: Students responsible for changing consent culture
The number of times I’ve read a column about sexual assault that starts with the line “I was sexually assaulted last (insert date)” exceeds the number of fingers I have on both hands. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 3, 12:57 am
Submission: UCLA center violating law with anti-Israel bias
The Middle East is crucial to our national security interests, but it is imploding in internal turmoil and murderous inter-ethnic and inter-religious warfare. It is replete with failed states and barbarism. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 2, 2:05 am
Students should push Gov. Brown to prioritize funding UC maintenance
Gov. Jerry Brown has repeatedly refused the University of California state funds throughout this year, despite a surplus and a declining financial situation at all ten campuses across the state. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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October 2, 1:37 am
Aram Ghoogasian: Organizations should address root problems of homelessness
Many homeless people have problems that can’t be solved with a new home; it’s just more complicated than that. And oftentimes, these complexities don’t get the attention they deserve. Read more...
Photo: (United Way of Greater Los Angeles)