The Bruin article about our poster campaign to expose the support provided to Hamas terrorists by Students for Justice in Palestine and the Muslim Student Association at UCLA left some misleading impressions, which I would like to correct. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 18, 7:30 am
Letter to the Editor: Posters linking SJP, MSA to terrorist groups are not Islamophobic
Community, Opinion
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November 18, 7:27 am
Submission: UCLA can help snuff out tobacco at Great American Smokeout
Thursday, Nov. 19 is the 40th annual Great American Smokeout, which was started by the California chapter of the American Cancer Society. The Great American Smokeout is an important time to be mindful that tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 17, 3:30 pm
Submission: Proposed bylaw changes gives USAC undue power, less accountability
Most people at UCLA understand that the Undergraduate Students Association Council is supposed to represent all undergraduate students, taking direction and leadership from students themselves. Ideally, it’s a representative government: we all pay $160 annually in fees, and every Spring we elect 14 councilmembers to promote student welfare. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 6, 2:05 am
Submission: Student dissension should be carried out with respect, not hostility
After reading that the University of California Board of Regents will continue to discuss the Statement of Principles Against Intolerance at its meeting this month in San Francisco, and after hearing about anti-Semitic incidents over the past few years that have caused dissension among members of various organizations on campus, I felt the inclination to share an experience from when I was a student at UCLA. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 6, 1:56 am
Letter to the Editor: UC sets bad example for students in treatment of lecturers
Dear editorial staff, What a wonderful editorial about the need for the University of California administration to respect its lecturers and to be transparent about negotiations. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 4, 12:42 am
Submission: Israeli soldier-led seminars mask history of violence against Palestinians
Imagine, for a moment, a seminar convened by some innocuously named student group: Bruins for Saving the Planet, or some-such. Imagine that at the front of the hall, speaking as guests and experts, are the CEOs of Exxon, BP and Chevron. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 3, 12:49 am
Submission: EVP office’s Bruin Defenders program will further student advocacy
UCLA is home to an impressive number of student organizations with diverse interests, and each student organization should have opportunities to advocate for its interests and passions in order to bring about tangible change for its communities and the UCLA student body at large. Read more...