The Daily Bruin recently included an editorial about the underutilization of the UCLA BruinAlert Mass Notification & Advisory System. We concur with opinions expressed and suggest if the system was deployed more consistently during campus emergencies, utilization would go up. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 19, 12:19 am
Letter to the Editor: BruinAlert should be used more consistently during campus emergencies
Community, Opinion
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October 16, 10:27 am
Submission: Firing of Berkeley lecturer signals need for UC worker solidarity
On Sunday, Alexander Coward blew the whistle on the shadowy practices of hiring and firing lecturers at the University of California. He issued a powerful statement after his year-to-year contract was not renewed by UC Berkeley’s mathematics department. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 16, 10:22 am
Submission: UCLA fails to adequately support students with disabilities
I grew up in Los Angeles and always regarded UCLA as one of the best universities in the world. Even though I attended California State University, Northridge, for my bachelor’s degree, I still held UCLA in high regard. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 14, 7:49 am
Submission: Awareness of black community’s history key in combatting racism
Dear Caterina, I had some thoughts about the points you made in your op-ed. This is an opinion piece and I by no means intend to devalue your opinion. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 14, 7:40 am
Submission: UCLA must listen to, have compassion for black students’ experiences
Dear UCLA, We need to learn to listen. There was one thing that I couldn’t get out of my head after reading freshman Caterina Kachadoorian’s thoughts about the response to the “Kanye Western” party last week: We need to learn as a campus how to listen to and learn from fellow Bruins who are hurting. Read more...
Photo: (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Community, Opinion
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October 14, 7:33 am
Submission: Black students should not be told how to feel, react toward racism
Disclaimer: This is not a critique of Caterina Kachadoorian or those who agree with what she published in her Opinion submission Monday. Rather, it is a critique of the ideas and beliefs in that piece. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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October 12, 1:50 am
Submission: Afrikan Student Union should focus on problems within black community
There has been controversy over the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority “Kanye Western” themed party. The party allegedly promoted racism and cultural appropriation, with people dressed up in “baggy clothes, plumped lips and padded bottoms.” Although this party may have been mildly inappropriate, the way the Afrikan Student Union has reacted is absolutely outlandish and ignorant. Read more...