As the University of California Board of Regents gathered at UCLA last week, it continued to deny more than 24,000 UC workers the right to a livable wage, guaranteed pensions, affordable health care and a number of other basic needs measures. Read more...
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October 1, 11:42 pm
Submission: Students’ support of AFSCME 3299 critical in turning tide against UC
Community, Opinion
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September 19, 4:39 am
Submission: UC outsourcing aligns it with the presidency it publicly denounces
Ever since the election of America’s most anti-immigrant president since Woodrow Wilson, some have gone to great lengths to use Donald Trump to mask their own racial blind spots. Read more...
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September 19, 4:24 am
Submission: Bruin Consent Coalition affirms support for plaintiff in fraternity lawsuit
We at Bruin Consent Coalition stand with the survivor who is suing the Interfraternity Council and the Zeta Beta Tau and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternities following the report she made against a former member of Zeta Beta Tau in January 2017. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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September 19, 4:20 am
Letter from the editor: Discussion, not disengagement, is the antidote to disagreement
Dear valued reader, Usually, those three words come at the start of some banal message to newspaper or magazine subscribers about hot deals to look out for. Read more...
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Community, Opinion
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September 17, 12:33 am
Submission: Students should give back to the community via volunteer programs
As a UCLA student, I fully acknowledge that I am afforded many opportunities others do not have. Like the beloved fictional character Uncle Ben would say, “With great power comes great responsibility.” While I feel a sense of responsibility to use my opportunities for the betterment of others, it pales in comparison to the responsibility UCLA has to help those around it. Read more...
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August 19, 11:09 pm
Submission: UCLA’s fundraising success will not benefit students, workers
UCLA celebrated the early fulfillment of The Centennial Campaign for UCLA’s fundraising goal July 25. More than $4 billion has been raised from private sources since 2014, and the university will continue its fundraising campaign through 2019. Read more...
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July 29, 11:18 pm
Submission: UCLA Library’s reliance on temporary workers is inefficient, unethical
I was hired by an affiliated unit of UCLA Library in 2011 on a three-year temporary contract. I was glad to be working full time after earning my master’s degree in library and information science in 2009 from UCLA. Read more...