In April 2015, I enthusiastically accepted a position as Melnitz Movies co-director, before being appointed as director at beginning of the 2015-2016 academic year. Even though I had enrolled in UCLA to become a film scholar, I could not resist the lure of film programming and curating central to directing Melnitz Movies. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 30, 3:42 pm
Submission: GSA member resigns over duplicitous neutrality policy
Community, Opinion
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November 30, 12:00 am
Submission: Night market shows lack of Taiwanese representation
When I first received a Facebook invitation to the “first-ever night market”, sponsored by USAC’s General Representative 2, I was taken aback. Why and how had I not heard about this before? Read more...
Photo: USAC General Representative 2 Aaliya Khan participates in discussion at a USAC meeting.(Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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November 25, 12:02 am
Submission: Bruin columnist, SJP used selectively leaked information to accuse GSA
Aram Ghoogasian’s unfair and inaccurate portrayal of the Graduate Students Association, along with Students for Justice in Palestine’s usage of uncharitable tactics to express concerns with our funding of a Diversity Caucus Town Hall, leave us very worried about the level and style of political discourse at UCLA. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 24, 3:51 pm
Submission: USAC EVP aims to use student power to cause, enforce change
I first came into this office with the promise of consolidating and leveraging student power to better our lives. I said that we must build a bridge with University of California President Janet Napolitano and the governor’s office. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 23, 6:41 pm
Submission: USAC bylaw changes could erase history, silence students of color
As a first-year African-American transfer student here at UCLA, I thought I would walk into a welcoming environment where my voice and activism would be respected given my position of marginalization. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 23, 12:00 am
Submission: GSA must revoke policies that bar group funding based on viewpoints
It has recently been reported that the Graduate Student Association has adopted a policy to deny student funding to groups that endorse or are even connected to campaigns in support of divestment from companies that violate Palestinian human rights. Read more...
Photo: A town hall hosted by the Diversity Caucus is at the center of a claim that the Graduate Student Association violated the first amendment. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
Community, Opinion
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November 23, 12:00 am
Submission: Bruin seeks UCLA legal help following litigation from SJP leaders
On Nov. 19, 2015, Students for Justice in Palestine leaders sent me an email requesting documentation. Because they’ve retained attorneys and filed a legal letter with the chancellor, I followed protocol and referred them to UCLA’s legal department. Read more...