Exactly two months ago, the campus lay the quietest I’ve seen it in my time as a student: no rallies in Bruin Plaza, no flyering on Bruin Walk, no cultural events or fundraisers. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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January 9, 8:52 pm
Submission: New USAC campaign aims to strengthen student connection to government
Community, Opinion
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December 13, 1:24 pm
Letter to the Editor: Presidential election will not change UCLA health services, benefits
Dear UCLA students, The recent U.S. presidential election has raised questions among some of our students regarding their University of California Student Health Insurance Program and student health services eligibility and benefits. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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December 4, 7:56 pm
Submission: Students should be more open with each other about academic pressures
“I don’t understand any of this,” I finally confided to the person sitting next to me in my Monday morning chemistry lecture. I was tired. Tired of pretending not to be completely lost in lecture and hoping I wasn’t alone. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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December 4, 7:54 pm
Submission: SJP film screening does not reflect anti-Semitism
Last Wednesday, Students for Justice in Palestine screened the documentary “The Occupation of the American Mind: Israel’s Public Relations War in the U.S.” Ironically, this documentary which chronicles how false accusations of anti-Semitism are used to delegitimize criticism of Israel, has been falsely accused of anti-Semitism. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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December 1, 3:04 pm
Submission: SJP-hosted film screening endorses attempt to normalize anti-Semitism
Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA hosted its widely advertised screening of “The Occupation of the American Mind” on Wednesday, followed by a discussion with executive producer Sut Jhally and an appearance by famed Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 28, 12:25 pm
Submission: Israeli-Palestinian conflict hurts all, Bruins should model peace
In October 2015, a 13-year-old Israeli boy was riding his bike near East Jerusalem when two Palestinian boys, aged 13 and 15, stabbed him and a 25-year-old Yeshiva student with kitchen knives. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 28, 11:41 am
Submission: Protests are democratic acts necessary to support rights we value
I hear the concerns that Aaron Julian raised in the Daily Bruin’s Nov. 22 opinion column. He’s right that both political parties have alienated white, working-class Americans by refusing to address their needs. Read more...