When we ask why services are cut while fees are increased, students hear the same, tired refrain quarter after quarter: the California Legislature has cut funding again. Read more...
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September 21, 8:49 am
Forum needed to save run
Upon reading the news of the cancellation of UCLA's Undie Run tradition this summer, I was a bit shocked at the abruptness and timing of the announcement. To the best of my knowledge, negotiations between university representatives and student leaders about how to improve Undie Run have been ongoing for the better part of two years. Read more...
Opinion
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September 21, 8:48 am
Decriminalize homelessness
As a longtime reader of the Daily Bruin, I have always enjoyed reading the Viewpoint section and having the opportunity to have my voice heard. For the past two years, I have volunteered with the UCLA Mobile Clinic program. Read more...
Opinion
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September 20, 9:00 pm
Community Viewpoint: From our Flickr feed
See something interesting? Have a good picture? Read more...
Photo: Courtesy of BARRON SAWYER/daily bruin flickr UCLA distance runner and redshirt junior Krishna Curry (center) competes in the 800 meter preliminaries during the 2008 Olympic Track Trials. Curry did not advance to the next round.
Opinion
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September 7, 10:30 pm
Excessive military budget is a waste of taxpayer money
The public debt has ballooned to over $11 trillion, or $38,000 per person, and shows no signs of coming down. Read more...
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September 7, 10:27 pm
Being a “˜good girl’ should involve conveying self-confidence and assertiveness
The "good girl" archetype is subjected to many different interpretations, describing personalities ranging from a moral figure exempt from any wrongdoing to a cowardly individual unwilling to live a little. Read more...
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September 7, 10:25 pm
Letters to the Editor
Converter theft and deterrence easy I’m responding to last week’s Daily Bruin article (“Police arrest suspect in catalytic converter thefts,” Sept. 4) on the arrest of a suspect in the recent catalytic converter thefts. Read more...