This post was updated May 25 at 7:10 p.m. Old habits die hard. The 2019-2020 Daily Bruin Editorial Board’s recent piece claimed that the Cultivating Unity for Bruins Referendum’s failure resulted from “nothing more” than students’ financial concerns during this pandemic. Read more...
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May 1, 8:52 pm
Op-ed: Amid uncertain times and an upcoming election, be mindful in choosing your words
I have been the dean for students at UCLA for five years, and a higher education professional for 20 years. In all my years serving the University of California, I have never witnessed what we are currently experiencing. Read more...
Photo: Dean for Students Maria Blandizzi has been in higher education for 20 years and she’s never seen a crisis like the coronavirus. However, she worries that the rhetoric on social media surrounding the student government elections has been increasingly toxic during this pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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April 8, 8:51 pm
Op-ed: Local, national government must address inequalities exacerbated by pandemic
COVID-19 is this generation’s first truly global pandemic. There are no vaccines or effective treatments. It is a universal threat, for now. However, history suggests that with time, this universal threat will narrow its focus to the most vulnerable among us. Read more...
Photo: COVID-19 won’t affect everyone equally in the coming months. The U.S. has a history of unequal access to health care and resources for minority populations, and without definitive measures from LA County and the federal government, vulnerable populations will suffer the most. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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March 4, 12:10 am
Op-ed: Graduate students are seeking COLA, UC has yet to budge
Graduate students at UCLA are set to go on a one-day strike Thursday. This comes in response to the firing of 82 graduate students who went on a wildcat strike for higher wages at UC Santa Cruz in December. Read more...
Photo: Ucla4Cola will be striking Thursday in solidarity with the recently fired UC Santa Cruz graduate students. They are advocating for a cost-of-living adjustment and fair treatment from the University. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)
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January 30, 10:27 pm
UC Board’s hasty attempt to increase tuition displays its disregard for students
A plan to make students pay more money never goes over well. But this time students barely had a chance to go over the plan in the first place. Read more...
Photo: The UC Board of Regents recently postponed a vote to increase student tuition across all campuses. This decision prompts a worrying precedent that the board’s increasing lack of transparency and negligence of student opinion will spill into further matters down the line. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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January 27, 10:31 pm
Op-ed: Prop. 13 would finance much-needed repair of aging campus infrastructure
Even at the nation’s top public university, campus spaces are not always top-notch. From broken desks to leaky pipes, inaccessible classrooms to routine flooding, it’s easy to see how UCLA is buckling under the strain of being the second-oldest and most populous University of California campus in the system. Read more...
Photo: For UCLA, voting on Proposition 13 could mean funding in the range of millions for the school. Reinvesting those funds could help with maintenance issues and seismic improvement. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
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January 14, 11:08 pm
Op-ed: Newly passed senate bill is a step in the right direction for student-voter turnout
As the largest generation alive in this country, young people have the potential to greatly influence politics. They also have the lowest voter turnout of any age group. Read more...
Photo: Senate Bill 72, a California bill that allows eligible voters to register on Election Day, was passed in October. This will help UCLA students get closer to 100% voter participation and increase student turnout in future elections, energizing a future generation of young voters. (Daily Bruin file photo)