As part of a broader push by campus administration to become the "healthiest college campus in the country," UCLA will become a tobacco-free campus on Earth Day, April 22, 2013, according to an email sent by Chancellor Gene Block to the UCLA community last week. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 4, 11:48 pm
Eitan Arom: Candidates should support funding scientific research
One of the few settled questions in economics is that innovation drives economic growth "“ a fact that holds true whether a Democrat or a Republican holds office. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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November 4, 10:54 pm
In the Know: _2012 election proves to be more than just battle between two candidates_
Through the better part of two months, I have been working in a senator's office in Washington, D.C. As a proud politics junkie, living in this city during an election year is thrilling. Read more...
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Hayden Padgett
Editorials, Opinion
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November 4, 10:49 pm
Editorial: _Yes on Prop. 30 would benefit UCLA_
If voters do not approve this measure, the state will make a $250 million cut to the UC, and students may face mid-year tuition hikes of 20 percent or more. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 2, 12:36 am
Submission: _Controversial findings are supported by data, meant to respect the law_
By Richard Sander Amid the intense heat and noise generated by my report on UCLA's undergraduate admissions, it is very easy to lose sight of a few basic facts. Read more...
Opinion
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November 2, 12:27 am
No excuses for political apathy among students
A couple of weeks ago more than a hundred girls lined up, waiting excitedly for free underwear at Victoria's Secret's "PINK Nation Tailgate Tour." Just down Bruin Walk, Gov. Jerry Brown spoke to a slightly larger showing of around 200 students about a proposed ballot measure. Read more...
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Students gathered at the PINK Nation Tailgate Tour event, which was sponsored by Victoria’s Secret. The event was held outside of Kerckhoff Hall on Oct. 16.
Editorials, Opinion
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November 1, 12:53 am
Editorial Board Endorsements: Elections 2012
Past the partisan bickering and campaign half-truths of the 2012 election season, it is integral that students take the initiative to educate themselves about the issues at stake on the November ballot. Read more...