This post was updated Jan. 22 at 2:24 p.m. Editor’s note: Editorials do not represent the Daily Bruin as a whole. The board encourages readers to respond to our editorials at dailybruin.com/submit. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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January 12, 8:19 pm
Op-ed: Low-income Latino students require resources to overcome impostor syndrome
Although UCLA is home to 31,600 undergraduate students, only 21% of students are of Hispanic origin. Arriving at the No. 1 public school in the nation, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, or even outnumbered, as a low-income Hispanic student. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 12, 8:16 pm
Opinion: Learning to navigate feelings of isolation as a new college student
The swift 10-week transition from high school graduate to integrated college student has felt like a lifetime to me. Although it was only a quarter ago, I still remember the excitement of leaving the homogeneous, quiet suburbs to live in the bustling city of Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: First-year business economics student Tavian Williams (pictured) describes how the first quarter at UCLA presents students with new challenges and learning lessons. (Courtesy of Tavian Williams)
Community, Opinion
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January 10, 8:59 pm
Op-ed: Strike exposes UCLA’s lack of disability access for students, professors
This post was updated Jan. 10 at 11:38 p.m. In early 2022, hundreds of UCLA students occupied Murphy Hall and brought public attention to the failure of the campus administration to provide for students with disabilities who continue to need remote access to classes. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 10, 8:50 pm
Opinion: Growing up in suburban Ohio, I see how UCLA can serve as a model for my community
On the ninth hole of a local golf tournament, my playing partner made an unprompted comment about humanity’s good nature. “Most people aren’t racist,” he confidently noted. Read more...
Photo: Opinion columnist Russell Ahmed, pictured, leans against a brick wall in downtown Columbus, Ohio. (courtesy of Russell Ahmed)
