One of the most disappointing moments for Arab-Americans at UCLA occurred when I asked a room of 15 UCLA Arab and Arab-interest students about going to Harvard Arab Weekend, or HAW – the largest pan-Arab conference in the Western Hemisphere, as a UCLA delegation (with airfare and other fees almost fully covered). Read more...
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November 20, 12:21 am
Submission: Arab-American Bruins must defeat apathy, advocate at national level
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November 20, 12:18 am
Letter to the Editor: Bruins must evaluate political discourse with care, compassion
In a letter to the editor in Wednesday’s issue of the Daily Bruin, David Horowitz followed up his inflammatory posters with gross accusations about two UCLA student groups, Students for Justice in Palestine and the Muslim Student Association. Read more...
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November 19, 12:52 am
Letter to the Editor: UCLA, USC must show respect, sportsmanship in upcoming football game
An Open Letter to the UCLA and USC Communities: The historic rivalry between UCLA and USC is one of the greatest traditions in college football, with enthusiasm building long before the game, which this year will take place Nov. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA and USC football teams will compete for the UCLA Victory Bell at the rivals’ annual football game, Nov. 28. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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November 18, 7:30 am
Letter to the Editor: Posters linking SJP, MSA to terrorist groups are not Islamophobic
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...