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 17, 10:08 pm
Submission: Two sides to Israeli-Palestinian conflict, both merit reflection
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...
Community, Opinion
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May 13, 12:05 am
Submission: Greek community must work together to combat negative perceptions
Greek Community: The recent Daily Bruin article, “Records reveal Pi Kappa Phi members made racists statements in 2013,” suggests that racists and misogynistic comments are commonplace within the Greek community. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 11, 12:00 am
Submission: Bruin Republicans not responsible for individual members’ views
This past Friday, three members of Bruin Republicans attended an event at UC Santa Barbara and were photographed holding signs that some have regarded to be offensive and transphobic. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 11, 12:00 am
Submission: Committee hearing on discussion of campus climate issues ineffective
When campus climate is used as a political weapon, it degrades the concept and hurts all students. That’s what happened last Friday when the California Assembly’s Select Committee on Campus Climate held a hearing at UCLA’s James West Alumni Center to discuss campus climate issues throughout the state of California. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 9, 11:33 pm
Submission: Systematic oppression of people of color should not be dismissed
The callous amusement articulated by Blake Deal at the Revolution Club’s and other students’ participation in the national student day of protest against murder by police – what he called “live entertainment” – brings to mind the amusement of the onlookers who would gather in festivals and picnics, bringing the whole family to watch the lynchings of Black people. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Revolution Club at UCLA protest on Bruin Walk, stating that their goal is to undermine an inherently racist capitalistic system. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)