Saturday, March 7

Submission: The term ‘illegal immigrant’ generalizes individuals

I recently read an article that was printed and plastered throughout the UCLA campus by The Bruin Standard. This campus fosters the intelligence of nearly 40,000 students and scholars – and yet here is a published work with thoughts that are rightfully entitled to be expressed, but dumbfoundingly used to suppress and oppress the voices and agency of a community the author is clearly so ignorant of. Read more...


Alexandra Tashman: Stuart House shows service ideals can be met with little expense

Sometimes, the cost of serving the community is just 19 valet parking spots. Last week, the University of California Board of Regents approved design plans and a land grant for the relocation of Stuart House, an extension of the Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center that offers free 24-hour medical, psychological and legal services to children who have been sexually abused. Read more...




Zoey Freedman: Napolitano needs to play political hardball

University of California President Janet Napolitano, in her opening remarks to the UC Board of Regents Wednesday, outlined several long-term plans for the University. Although she touched on many big ideas, her speech lacked specifics on how she will actually bring about change, especially on one critical issue: state funding. Read more...

Photo: Janet Napolitano sits in on her first University of California Board of Regents meeting as UC President. During the second day of the meeting, Napolitano laid out four initiatives she hoped to accomplish during her tenure.