Macklemore, also known as Ben Haggerty, is coming to campus Wednesday. Haggerty will participate in a panel titled Courage Against Racism: The Role of Music in Social Movements with racial justice activists. Read more...
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May 30, 9:42 pm
Submission: Students’ silence on racist language enables bigotry and disrespect
Community, Opinion
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May 26, 9:40 pm
Submission: Including alcohol in SWC retreats excludes members, violates mission
Each year, the USAC Student Wellness Commission receives approximately$3.75 of the annual student government fees that every UCLA student pays. These funds are used to support student health initiatives and leadership retreats. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 26, 12:11 am
Submission: Jews not to blame for Palestinian displacement
It is said that most lies are “lies of omission.” This is when someone simply fails to mention critical facts about a particular situation, purposely misleading the reader to the wrong conclusion. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 23, 1:01 pm
Letter to the Editor: David Geffen’s generosity, public service help keep UCLA great
Arthur Wang’s suggestion in his May 19 column that David Geffen’s gifts to UCLA will not help elevate our institution in any meaningful way is baffling, ill-informed and inaccurate. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 17, 10:08 pm
Submission: Two sides to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, both merit reflection
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a polarizing issue that many UCLA students are familiar with, whether they hold a direct stake in it or not. Certain communities and groups on campus have cut ties as a result of hostile rhetoric, with each side speaking in terms that reflect their inherent biases and failing to acknowledge the narrative of the other. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 16, 12:21 am
Submission: Palestinian ethnic cleansing from Israel is ongoing, must be stopped
For us Palestinians, May 15 is a date of irreversible loss. It marks the start of when our relatives and our people were driven from their homes during Israel’s 1947-1949 campaign of ethnic cleansing, never to return. Read more...
Photo: (Creative Commons photo by Bradley Howard via Flickr)
Community, Opinion
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May 15, 12:57 pm
Submission: Petition for USAC election revote necessary to restore trust in system
Last Monday, seven other students and I submitted a Petition for Consideration to the USAC Judicial Board. The petition asks the board to disqualify the Social Justice Referendum and set a date for a recall election for all contested candidates in the other week’s undergraduate elections. Read more...