Come Tuesday evening, the undergraduate student government faces the challenge of voting on a resolution with the potential to greatly divide the student body and alienate campus communities regardless of the outcome. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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February 24, 1:43 am
Editorial: USAC should let students vote on divestment issue
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 24, 12:00 am
Ryan Nelson: AFSCME protests unlikely to strike a chord with UC system
For the third time in less than a year, University of California campuses will be flooded with picket signs and green shirts. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents the UC’s service and medical workers, are planning to walk off the job next week for a five-day demonstration. Read more...
Photo: The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 strikes on Bruinwalk in November 2013. The union is planning a five-day demonstration across the University of California next week. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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February 24, 12:00 am
Submission: Context is crucial in USAC resolutions
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is predictable. Every year, the same issues arise in a slightly new form, with the same back-and-forth petty slate politics, the same anxious and politically charged underclassmen that want the taste of council experience and the same strong momentum that withers away as the year comes to a close and elections are in sight. Read more...
Cartoons, Opinion
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February 21, 12:00 am
Editorial Cartoon: Telephoning in the polar vortex
Community, Opinion
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February 21, 12:00 am
Submission: ‘The Vagina Monologues’ opens dialogue on ‘sex-ism’
BY KAUSAR MOHAMMED Vagina.It looks funny when you read it and can sound a little funny coming out of your mouth.But, it has become a part of my everyday vocabulary as the director of SANAA’s V-Day movement and “The Vagina Monologues” on campus. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 21, 12:00 am
Katie Shepherd: Campaign ignores loose ties between Prop. 13, UC funding
All week members of undergraduate student government asked students in Bruin Plaza if they were “DTF”– that is, “Down to Fund.” The efforts were part of a campaign to reform what they claim is a misguided California law, which will in turn free up funds to reverse the hefty tuition hikes that have taken place over the past decade. Read more...
Cartoons, Opinion
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February 20, 12:38 am
Editorial Cartoon: Squirrels of Janss Steps
Photo: Natalie Carroll