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Liz Brinson
Community, Opinion
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May 9, 5:46 pm
Letter to the editor: Article on pro-life event was inaccurate
We wish to draw your attention to the bias implicit in the headline and article about Ma'May Faucher's "pro-life" presentation, which appeared on the front page of your newspaper on May 4, 2011. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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May 8, 11:12 pm
Ticketing students for apron parking is unfair and won’t solve the North Village’s underlying problems
If the City of Los Angeles begins ticketing drivers for apron parking in the North Village as it is soon expected to do, it will be a disaster that will unfairly punish students for a problem they did not create. Read more...
Opinion
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May 8, 11:11 pm
Carbonated Tax: Why health education, not taxation, is the solution to excess consumption of sugary soft drinks
When I moved to Los Angeles from South Carolina last June, I was surprised by the ubiquitous presence of gyms and produce markets. Read more...
Opinion
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May 6, 1:31 am
Newly elected USAC councilmembers should start now to fulfill campaign promises
Many students will be happy to hear that this year's student government elections are finally over. Read more...
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From left, Bruins United winning candidates Michael Starr (facilities commissioner), Dan Chikanov (general representative), David Bocarsly (general representative) and Emily Resnick (president, far right) celebrate their electoral victories on Thursday night in front of Kerckhoff Hall. For the first time since 2007-2008, the slate won a majority, with seven seats on the council. Students First! captured three positions.
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 5, 12:03 am
Reevalution of online pilot program needed instead of current bail-out
A year after the Academic Senate approved the University of California Online Instruction Pilot Program under the assurance that it would be externally funded, the program has failed to raise close to even a quarter of its proposed cost from the private sector. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 4, 11:54 pm
Tone down campaign tactics
Today I was stopped on the phone while walking back from class. It wasn't the first time this week that someone had come up to me with a flyer asking "Have you voted yet?" with a forced smile on his or her face. Read more...