For UCLA students, the value of inclusion speaks loudly. In recent years, students have echoed concerns about a hostile campus climate; they have lobbied for an environment on campus in which any individual can feel respected regardless of background or circumstance. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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May 15, 12:00 am
Editorial: Push for diversity-related GE requirement is student-led
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 14, 12:37 am
Ryan Nelson: Homeboy Industries brings LA to Bruins
Located at the northern edge of Chinatown, just two miles southeast of Dodger Stadium and a mile north of City Hall, Homeboy Industries stands out against the backdrop of a towering train overpass, across from nondescript buildings adorned in Chinese script and a massive lot half-filled with yellow school buses. Read more...
Photo: Associated Students UCLA, which owns the UCLA store and Ackerman Union, now stocks Homeboy Industries’ products like their tortilla chips and salsa. (Sebastian Torrelio/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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May 14, 12:00 am
Submission: Ethics statement contains double standard
Over the past several weeks, we have witnessed the emergence of a troubling double standard targeting Jewish and pro-Israel students and organizations. While cloaked in the language of “ethics,” “marginalization” and “human rights,” this initiative is actually about denying our narrative and represents a frontal assault on dialogue, education and constitutionally protected rights. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 13, 1:23 am
Chloe Lew: UCLA brand abroad should reflect university values
Just before my first day at UCLA and more than 7,000 miles from campus, I came across another “UCLA” in the form of a small apparel store in Guangzhou, China. Read more...
Photo: (Eitan Arom and Stephen Stewart/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editorials, Opinion
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May 12, 12:00 am
Editorial: Transfer representative success dependent on solid plans
In approving the creation of a new student government position Friday, voters handed the incoming Undergraduate Students Association Council a sizable summer project to cut its teeth on. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 10, 7:57 pm
Aram Ghoogasian: Council’s unity, success now in hands of new executives
Next year's council has a useful example of how to improve the atmosphere of student government – the current council's term has been characterized by repeated conflicts along slate lines, a problem that the next council has a responsibility to solve. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 9, 6:30 pm
Natalie Delgadillo: FIRED UP! slate had passion, but lacked USAC knowledge
The UCLA student body wasn’t “fired up” to vote for the candidates on this year’s ambitiously named new slate. FIRED UP!, a slate that formed in this year’s election cycle, did not win even one of the six seats it contested. Read more...
Photo: Members of the FIRED UP! slate gather in Bruin Plaza before the Undergraduate Students Association Council election results are announced. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)