The Daily Bruin evaluates the Undergraduate Students Association Council members on how they have completed the platforms they set out when running for office. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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April 30, 12:19 am
Editorial: Year’s politics begets question of what USAC role should be
The tenure of the 2013-2014 Undergraduate Students Association Council was a boom-and-bust cycle, marked by the highs of successful inter-office projects and the lows of persistent missteps in transparency and procedure. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 29, 12:03 am
Submission: Race-blind admissions single out important criterion for exclusion
BY JANET NAPOLITANO What if the Supreme Court had ruled this past week that states have the constitutional right to require that their public universities consider only SAT scores when making admissions decisions? Read more...
Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano discussed diversity in higher education during her interview with the Daily Bruin’s editorial board on Friday. During the interview, Napolitano spoke about last week’s Supreme Court decision on affirmative action in Michigan. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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April 29, 12:00 am
Letter to the Editor: Student leaders’ trips to Israel a matter of being informed
In response to “Aram Ghoogasian: USAC members should not participate in external lobbying groups” in Opinion on April 9. It’s hard to defend ignorance, but Aram Ghoogasian has done a great job by suggesting that student leaders who travel to Israel are unduly influenced to the detriment of UCLA affairs. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 28, 11:52 pm
Submission: USAC must make effort to avoid perceived conflicts of interest
Last year, lobbying organizations spent a total of $3.2 billion to influence the U.S. Congress, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The effects of this lobbying are widely understood: Both Democrats and Republicans concur that these interest groups exercise too much power over our nation’s government, and many believe that their influence has corrupted our nation’s institutions. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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April 27, 11:15 pm
Editorial: ASUCLA student reps’ rhetoric is counterproductive
What student officials say matters. When they are charged with representing the interests of thousands of students to a vital campus body, their words matter that much more. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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April 27, 11:10 pm
Editorial: UC’s court settlements fail to address root grievances
As the University of California Board of Regents well knows, court settlements can be useful in dodging unfavorable legal outcomes and the bad press that accompanies them. Read more...