“Bringing down Israel really will benefit everyone in the world, everyone in society,” Lara Kiswani told UC Berkeley graduate students. To those who did not share her belief, she later went on to add, “As long as you continue to be on that side, I’m going to continue to hate you.” Hate. Read more...
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December 4, 12:00 am
Submission: UAW Local 2865 should vote ‘no’ against BDS movement
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December 4, 12:00 am
Submission: UC should divest from Republic of Turkey
The article and the photo caption accompanying it contained multiple errors and have been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. The Armenian Students’ Association at UCLA will present a resolution to the Undergraduate Students Association Council week one of winter quarter calling on the University of California Board of Regents to divest investments made in the Republic of Turkey. Read more...
Photo: Last year, students protested several countries’ denial of the Armenian Genocide. Next quarter, the Armenian Students’ Association is urging the UC and ASUCLA to divest and boycott from Turkey and Turkish products. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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December 3, 1:11 am
Submission: UAW Local 2865 members should vote to join BDS movement
On Dec. 4, the membership of UAW Local 2865, the University of California-wide student-worker union, will vote on whether to answer Palestinian civil society’s call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions. Read more...
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December 3, 1:06 am
Submission: Student leaders should prioritize immediate campus issues over divestment
Last month, we learned of the University of California’s plans to raise tuition up to five percent over the next five years – a potential 27.6 percent increase. Read more...
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December 2, 12:00 am
Submission: DAPA fails to provide comprehensive immigration reform
On Nov. 20, President Barack Obama announced a series of executive actions on immigration. His announcement came as the result of Congress’ inability to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill along with pressure from immigrant rights activists to reform the nation’s immigration system. Read more...
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November 26, 4:24 am
Submission: EVP office proposes two-pronged plan to address UC tuition hike
Dear UCLA campus community, I would like to thank every member of our community – undergraduates, graduates, faculty and workers – for partaking in any of our efforts to combat the tuition policy voted on by a University of California Board of Regents committee at its meeting on Nov. Read more...
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November 25, 12:32 am
Submission: Protesting tuition hike at bonfire is inconsiderate, ineffective
I, like thousands of other students, found myself all decked out in my UCLA gear Thursday night, walking disappointedly away from the Beat ‘SC Bonfire and Rally while Ellie Goulding’s “Burn” played ironically in the smokeless background. Read more...
Photo: Students protested against the tuition hike at Wilson Plaza, preventing the organizers of the Beat ‘SC rally from lighting the bonfire, a school tradition that is held before the UCLA vs. UCLA football game. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)