Japan has been feeling the impact of the devastating earthquake and tsunami for more than two weeks. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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March 27, 11:57 pm
UCLA students should keep current on the many ways they can aid Japan
Opinion
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March 27, 11:53 pm
Gov. Brown shouldn’t balance the state budget on the backs of California’s most vulnerable citizens by eliminating public redevelopment agencies
As an urban planning scholar who grew up in a blighted area, East Los Angeles' Ramona Gardens housing project, I am against Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to eliminate the California Redevelopment Agency and raid its coffers. Read more...
Opinion
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March 15, 2:48 am
Violent, sexist responses to YouTube video indicate widespread insensitivity
Asians in the library aren't the only ones noticing Alexandra Wallace's video on YouTube. A racist, three-minute rant was all it took for Wallace to get half a million views, have her name in papers across the world, and receive multiple death threats. If the reaction to Wallace's insensitive video is any indication, she isn't the only misguided one. Read more...
Opinion
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March 14, 8:47 pm
Campus tutoring programs should be combined into one service
Last week, I made an appointment with Covel Peer Learning Labs' tutoring services to see what future students will miss out on next year, when the program no longer exists. Read more...
Opinion
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March 14, 8:42 pm
UCLA community should respond to viral offensive YouTube clip with civility
On Sunday, an alarming video was re-posted on YouTube from the Facebook account of a UCLA student, Alexandra Wallace. Read more...
Opinion
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March 14, 8:40 pm
UCLA maintains benefits in opting out of UC-wide SHIP
For nearly two years, UC President Mark Yudof's office has asked University of California campuses to join a UC-wide Student Health Insurance Plan. Read more...
Opinion
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March 14, 8:38 pm
Offensive frat e-mail proves misogyny, bigotry are still prevalent in society
Unfortunately, the chauvinist college guy stereotype was further cemented last week. Read more...