Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of suicide that may be upsetting for some readers. Every day on the way, to class I see an advertisement at one of the bus stops near Ackerman Union. Read more...
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February 2, 9:52 pm
Op-ed: UCLA must further address housing affordability to increase educational equity
As spring approaches, UCLA students will soon begin the hunt for an apartment for the 2023-2024 academic year. For many, Westwood rents are unattainably high, which presents a crisis to the UCLA student community. Read more...
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January 30, 10:12 am
Op-ed: UCLA should address and combat student food insecurity
This post was updated Jan. 31 at 9:08 p.m. At 2 a.m. in a dark study room, a stressed college student pulls an all-nighter to study for an 8 a.m. Read more...
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January 26, 9:43 pm
Op-ed: Attending community college offers affordable avenue to higher education
During the spring of 1993, my mother would anxiously wait for the arrival of the mailman. She was hoping for the delivery of a large envelope, indicating she had been accepted as a transfer student to one of the five University of California campuses she had submitted an application to. Read more...
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January 18, 8:15 pm
Op-ed: Ashe Center should offer telehealth appointments to meet health care demands
For a university with one of the nation’s top hospitals, UCLA students face increasing battles accessing on-campus medical care. One UCLA soccer player told us he waited over two weeks for an appointment at the UCLA Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center after breaking his arm during practice. Read more...
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January 16, 8:44 pm
Letter to the Editor: Opportunity for All campaign requires more urgent response from UC leadership
Dear editor: I commend the staff of the Daily Bruin for providing coverage on the Nov. 1 teach-in about the hiring of undocumented students at the University of California. Read more...
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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...