Thursday, April 30


Eitan Arom: USAC Israeli-Palestinian resolution imposes false consensus

On Tuesday night, more than 100 students crowded into the Kerckhoff Grand Salon. Many of them sat on the floor, while others stood in the back. For about two and a half hours, they took turns speaking and cheering one another on. Read more...

Photo: More than 100 students attended Tuesday’s USAC meeting, prompting the event to be moved to a larger venue of Kerckhoff Grand Salon. The focus of the meeting was a resolution supporting steps toward peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Public comments lasted for several hours.


Submission: Students should discuss USAC Israeli-Palestinian resolution

The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. By Gil Bar-Or Fellow Bruins, not just Israelis or Palestinians, Muslims or Jews, but every single student on the UCLA campus: I want you to sit back and think about the fact that a majority of our elected council members decided to vote against a resolution that recognized the plight of both Palestinians and Israelis. Read more...


Kunal Patel: Community colleges should not give 4-year degrees

If a pending proposal is enacted, the University of California could soon have a new competitor in the market for bachelor’s degrees. The Baccalaureate Degree Study Group, a committee convened by the chancellor of the California Community Colleges system, is examining the viability of giving community colleges the ability to offer four-year bachelor’s degrees. Read more...


Editorial: UCLA must work to cultivate faculty diversity

The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. A recent independent report commissioned by the UCLA Office of the Chancellor has highlighted serious problems with racial discrimination among the university’s faculty and the inadequacy of current policies to handle such complaints. Read more...