Photo: Sam Grinberg
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 9, 12:00 am
Ryan Nelson: Legislative crowdsourcing a promising medium for lobbying groups
Hell hath no fury like an anonymous Internet commenter. It seems that every article and video on the Internet, no matter how benign or innocent, eventually ends up in some bizarre mix of strange arguments and offensive language. Read more...
Photo: Office of Mike Gatto
Editorials, Opinion
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May 8, 12:00 am
Editorial: Election Code misinterpretation allows for censorship
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board has already shown itself prone to misinterpreting its own code. But when a misinterpretation of that code is used to justify media censorship, it is dangerous and inexcusable. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 8, 12:00 am
Eitan Arom: In search of higher ed funding, oil tax bill a dead end
The oil tax making its way through various committees in the California State Senate won’t raise gas prices at the pump. It won’t destroy the California oil industry, the nation’s fourth largest. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 7, 4:40 pm
Submission: Transfer students deserve official representation in USAC
When people first hear that transfer students make up one third of the students at UCLA, according to Transfer Student Support, they are usually quite surprised. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 7, 12:00 am
Travis Fife: UCLA must be consistent in applying principles to donors
There was at least one face missing in the crowd as the Los Angeles Clippers blew out the second-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. That face was Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling sits courtside at Staples Center during one of his team’s games in 2011. Recently Sterling has been embroiled in a controversy over racist comments he made to his girlfriend that were leaked to the public. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Community, Opinion
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May 6, 12:10 am
Submission: Groups ask USAC candidates to decline sponsored trips
Editor’s note: The following is a statement jointly written and disseminated by the Armenian Students’ Association, Samahang Pilipino, the Afrikan Student Union, Students for Justice in Palestine, the Muslim Student Association and Jewish Voice for Peace. Read more...