Editor’s Note: The following submission contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault that may be disturbing to some readers. The genocide in Gaza has entered a new phase. Read more...
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May 18, 6:27 pm
Letter to the Editor: In embracing biracial identity, I am inspired to stand up to discrimination
Editor’s note: The following letter was written in response to the Opinion column “Embracing biracial identity through resilience, strength of female ancestors” by Mia Burzminski. As a half-Chinese, half-white student in high school, I really connected with this article. Read more...
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May 11, 2:08 pm
Op-ed: To defend principles of higher education, UCLA must reject government interference
This post was updated May 11 at 7:47 p.m. Many years ago, I took the entrance exam to pursue graduate studies in my birth country, Iran. Read more...
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May 5, 3:42 pm
Opinion: Amendment to Good Clothes Good People Basic Needs Referendum is necessary to support students
This post was updated May 10 at 9:58 p.m. Back in early 2018, a small group of Bruins had a simple idea: what if we could create a space for students to donate their basic needs items back to other students? Read more...
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April 23, 3:12 pm
Letter to the Editor: Our online presence gives public figures the power to speak without repercussions
This post was updated April 27 at 7:47 p.m. I have become increasingly skeptical about the morality of the emerging generation. It’s become common to blur the lines in conversations that, in reality, should have clear and bold boundaries. Read more...
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April 22, 10:26 am
Letter to the Editor: UCLA’s broken elevators ‘a nightmare’ for students living in dorms
This post was updated April 22 at 7:53 p.m. Holly’s elevators sucked. I lived on the ninth floor of De Neve Holly last year. It felt like every other day, one or both of the elevators had some problem or needed to be shut down for maintenance. Read more...
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April 13, 2:50 pm
Op-ed: Universities must protect political expression, freedom of dissenting speech
This post was updated April 15 at 8:01 p.m. When federal agents in plainclothes abducted Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk off the streets of Somerville, Massachusetts, they didn’t just detain one person. Read more...