It is that time of the quarter when UCLA students have to plan out their schedule for the next term, wake up to an unfortunately early pass time and deal with the anxiety of getting the classes we want. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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November 1, 11:38 pm
Submission: Disregard of AP, IB units during enrollment promotes equity
Community, Opinion
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November 1, 11:32 pm
Letter to the Editor: AP, IB credit fosters fair class grouping for under-resourced schools
The Daily Bruin article “AP, IB credit no longer to be factored in enrollment priority at UCLA,” published on Oct. 26, 2015, has prompted many questions that are important to address. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 23, 12:47 am
Submission: Palestinians are dying too
Last week, Students for Justice in Palestine held a demonstration on the UCLA campus as part of the International Day of Action for Palestine, an annual event held on college campuses around the world. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 21, 10:28 am
Submission: UCLA must address violence against women in light of student’s death
We, the undersigned graduate students, faculty fellows and lecturers of the UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese, wish to express our sadness after learning of the death of Andrea DelVesco. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 21, 1:59 am
Mental health at the University of California – fast facts
University of California psychological counseling centers served 33,164 patients in the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Of those patients, 6,228 were at UCLA. About 5 percent of all UC students were seen for either crisis, urgent or triage same-day appointments between July 1, 2014 and Feb. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 20, 12:00 am
Submission: Support for transfers should not end after Transfer Pride Week
With Transfer Pride Week coming to a close, the progress within the transfer community is ever more clear. The transfer community is vast and diverse – diverse not only in ages but also in past experiences and the road taken to get to UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate student government Transfer Student Representative Ariel Rafalian’s office hosted a transfer student mentorship program to help incoming transfer students navigate life at UCLA. Mentors and mentees were announced at an event during Transfer Pride Week. (Courtesy of Ariel Rafalian)
Community, Opinion
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October 20, 12:00 am
Submission: Healthy Campus Initiative works to promote wellness of UCLA community
We agree with the call to action written in your recent opinion piece supporting the development of a peer-counseling program. We’re pleased to report that a group of faculty and administrators, led by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh, has been meeting since last spring to develop such a program. Read more...
Photo: Different on-campus resources can improve campus-wide mental health. (Daily Bruin file photo)