College is a race – a race against each other for the best grades, internships and leadership opportunities and a race against the clock to get everything done before four years are up. Read more...
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Community, Opinion
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February 26, 12:00 am
Submission: USAC needs to reset priorities
Since September I have been director of community engagement for the General Representative 3 office of the Undergraduate Students Association Council. In this capacity I have been responsible for overseeing one of General Representative Lizzy Naameh’s platforms. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 26, 12:00 am
Julia McCarthy: Crowdfunding UCLA Spark can boost campus research
Edward Miracco, a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA, is researching an enzyme that can be used in cancer prevention. But instead of being fully funded through federal or industry grants, part of his research is being supported by family, friends and colleagues. Read more...
Photo: Evan English/Daily Bruin
Community, Opinion
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February 25, 12:08 am
Submission: Divestment promotes anti-Israeli movement
BY AVINOAM BARAL, TAMMY RUBIN AND MIRIAM ESHAGHIAN At 7 p.m. Tuesday, the Undergraduate Students Association Council will be debating a resolution calling for divestment from five companies that have contracts with the Israeli government. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 25, 12:01 am
Submission: BDS movement detracts from two-state solution
BY DOR CARPEL AND GIL BAR-OR Coming from Israeli backgrounds, we’ve both had the struggle of supporting our homeland while at the same time fighting to end the continued occupation of the West Bank. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 25, 12:00 am
Maia Ferdman: USAC vote on resolution would be counterproductive
The Undergraduate Students Association Council this week chose to move its meeting to Ackerman Grand Ballroom, foreshadowing the robust response it expects to one particular agenda item – a resolution to divest from companies that profit off the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. Read more...
Photo: At a meeting in October, public comments on and discussion about a resolution dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict lasted until after 3 a.m. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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February 24, 11:37 pm
Submission: Resolution supports divestment, not BDS as a whole
Since the beginning of this school year, Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA has been working tirelessly to raise campus awareness about the need for divestment (withdrawing our university’s investments) from companies that profit off the occupation of Palestine, and about the urgency of this issue to our entire campus community. Read more...