Education and politics often mix with divisive results. The University of California Board of Regents’ controversial decision to hire the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security as its new University of California president illustrates the clear connection between our academic institutions and the world of politics. Read more...
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As a Jew, there’s no word I reserve when describing how I feel about anti-Semitism. “Abhor” is my go-to. “Despise” is fair game. “Disgusting” is appropriate as an adjective. Read more...
Photo: Last week’s Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting had almost nine hours of public comment. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)
As a UCLA student, if you decide to take some time out of your day to save three lives, you’re rewarded with a movie ticket and a sippy juice box. Read more...
California community college student governments must comply with state open meeting laws. And parts of those laws apply to California State University student governments. But by an oversight of government code in California, student governments on University of California campuses are not bound to any public meeting statutes despite taking in millions of dollars in mandatory student fees each year. Read more...
The sound of clicking lighters is increasingly being replaced by glowing light and silent vapor. This is a part of a trend across the nation toward the adoption of e-cigarettes as a replacement for old-fashioned tobacco smokes. Read more...
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