With Undergraduate Students Association Council elections right around the corner, UCLA should look into developing resources that help Bruins understand – and navigate – the complicated institution that is student government. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
Sometimes, the most important things in life are overlooked. And perhaps nowhere is that truer than in UCLA student government. Although far from being the most important thing in life, it is one of the most important campus organizations.
The COVID-19 pandemic and national demonstrations against the deaths of Black Americans have shed light on the brutal manifestations of systemic racism. Across humanity’s collective history, stories have elevated marginalized voices and breathed life into once broken structures. Read more...
Actions speak louder than words. And for UCLA, its eerie silence on police violence is more than troubling. In response to last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests, administrators made promises to the Bruin community, which included a commitment to sending mental health professionals to support or replace UCPD to handle mental health emergencies. Read more...
When it comes to addressing budgetary losses, curtailments and furloughs should be a last resort. But at the moment, the University of California is far too comfortable with the idea of resorting to that. Read more...
This post was updated Feb. 28 at 5:02 p.m. President Joe Biden’s repeal of the controversial Muslim ban is an important step toward combatting the Islamophobia stirred up by his predecessor. Read more...